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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = King of the Travellers
| name = King of the Travellers
| image =
| image = King of the Travellers poster.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Mark O'Connor
| director = Mark O'Connor
| writer = Mark O'Connor
| writer = Mark O'Connor
| producer = Cormac Fox
| producer = Cormac Fox
| starring = John Connors, Peter Coonan, Michael Collins
| starring = John Connors<br />Peter Coonan<br />Michael Collins
| studio = [[Irish Film Board]], Stalker Films, Vico Films
| studio = [[Irish Film Board]], Stalker Films, Vico Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|07|14|Galway Film Fleadh|2013|4|19|Ireland}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|07|14|Galway Film Fleadh|2013|4|19|Ireland}}
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'''''King of the Travellers''''' is a 2012 Irish [[revenge]] [[drama]] written and directed by Mark O'Connor.<ref>{{cite web|author=Derek Malcolm |url=http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/king-of-the-travellers--film-review-8552856.html |title=King of the Travellers - film review - Film - Going Out - London Evening Standard |publisher=Standard.co.uk |date=2013-03-28 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/king-of-the-travellers-1.1364643</ref>
'''''King of the Travellers''''' is a 2012 Irish [[revenge]] [[drama]] written and directed by Mark O'Connor.<ref>{{cite web|author=Derek Malcolm |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/king-of-the-travellers--film-review-8552856.html |title=King of the Travellers - film review - Film - Going Out - London Evening Standard |work=Evening Standard|date=2013-03-28 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/king-of-the-travellers-1.1364643|title=King of the Travellers|first=Donald|last=Clarke|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=23 June 2020}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==


* John Connors as John Paul Moorehouse
* [[John Connors (actor)|John Connors]] as John Paul Moorehouse
* [[Peter Coonan]] as Mickey Da Bags
* [[Peter Coonan]] as Mickey Da Bags
* Michael Collins as Francis Moorhouse
* Michael Collins as Francis Moorhouse
* Carla McGlynn as Winnie Powers
* Carla McGlynn as Winnie Powers
* [[David Murray (actor)|David Murray]] as Black Martin Moorehouse


== Production ==
== Production ==


In a bid for realism and authenticity, many non-actor [[Irish Travellers]] were cast in acting parts.<ref>http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0419/kingofthetravellers.html</ref>
In a bid for realism, diversity and authenticity, many non-actor [[Irish Travellers]] were cast in acting parts.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2013/0419/448353-kingofthetravellers/|title=King of The Travellers|date=19 April 2013|accessdate=23 June 2020|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==


The film premiered at the [[Jameson Dublin International Film Festival]] on 14 July 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/programme.php?fest=6&ct=new-irish-cinema&cid=2&t=king-of-the-travellers&id=602 |title=Galway Film Fleadh 2012 |publisher=Galwayfilmfleadh.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705213755/http://galwayfilmfleadh.com/programme.php?fest=6&ct=new-irish-cinema&cid=2&t=king-of-the-travellers&id=602 |archivedate= 5 July 2014 |df= }}</ref> It was released in cinemas on 19 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0325/kingofthetravellers.html |title=Watch King of the Travellers trailer - RTÉ Ten |publisher=Rte.ie |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>http://entertainment.ie/movie-review/King-of-The-Travellers/173300.htm</ref>
The film premiered at the [[Jameson Dublin International Film Festival]] on 14 July 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/programme.php?fest=6&ct=new-irish-cinema&cid=2&t=king-of-the-travellers&id=602 |title=Galway Film Fleadh 2012 |publisher=Galwayfilmfleadh.com |accessdate=2013-04-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705213755/http://galwayfilmfleadh.com/programme.php?fest=6&ct=new-irish-cinema&cid=2&t=king-of-the-travellers&id=602 |archivedate= 5 July 2014 }}</ref> It was released in cinemas on 19 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0325/kingofthetravellers.html |title=Watch King of the Travellers trailer - RTÉ Ten |date=25 March 2013 |publisher=Rte.ie |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-reviews/king-of-the-travellers-2975/|title=King of The Travellers - Cinema, Movie, Film Review|website=Entertainment.ie|date=25 March 2013 |accessdate=23 June 2020}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==


The film has received generally negative reviews, and holds a 30% "Rotten" rating on aggregate review site [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 10 reviews.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/king_of_the_travellers/</ref> [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] called the film a "Gaelic Godfather" and praised "the genuinely engrossing action in the well-staged fight scenes."<ref>{{cite web|author=John Anderson |url=http://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/king-of-the-travellers-1117947930 |title=King of the Travellers |publisher=Variety |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref> [[Total Film]] stated that "the story hits every expected beat and it’s enlivened with directorial bravura."<ref>{{cite web|last=Kinnear |first=Simon |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/king-of-the-travellers |title=King Of The Travellers Review |publisher=TotalFilm.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref> [[The Independent]] criticized the film for being "less assured on the nuts and bolts of actual plotting" but praised Peter Coonan's acting performance as "an unregenerate yob who fires up the picture in the same way Robert De Niro's Johnny Boy did in Mean Streets 40 years ago."<ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony Quinn |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/film-review-king-of-the-travellers-15-8553955.html |title=Film review: King of the Travellers (15) - Reviews - Films |publisher=The Independent |date=2013-03-28 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref>
The film has received generally negative reviews, and holds a 30% "Rotten" rating on aggregate review site [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 10 reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/king_of_the_travellers|title=King Of The Travellers (2012)|accessdate=23 June 2020|via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] called the film a "Gaelic Godfather" and praised "the genuinely engrossing action in the well-staged fight scenes."<ref>{{cite web|author=John Anderson |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/king-of-the-travellers-1117947930 |title=King of the Travellers |date=23 July 2012 |publisher=Variety |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref> [[Total Film]] stated that "the story hits every expected beat and it’s enlivened with directorial bravura."<ref>{{cite web|last=Kinnear |first=Simon |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/king-of-the-travellers |title=King of the Travellers Review |publisher=TotalFilm.com |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref> [[The Independent]] criticized the film for being "less assured on the nuts and bolts of actual plotting" but praised Peter Coonan's acting performance as "an unregenerate yob who fires up the picture in the same way Robert De Niro's Johnny Boy did in ''[[Mean Streets]]'' 40 years ago."<ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony Quinn |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/film-review-king-of-the-travellers-15-8553955.html |title=Film review: King of the Travellers (15) - Reviews - Films |work=The Independent|date=2013-03-28 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Irish films]]
[[Category:Irish crime drama films]]
[[Category:Irish crime films]]
[[Category:2012 crime drama films]]
[[Category:2010s crime films]]
[[Category:Works about Irish Travellers]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Irish films about revenge]]
[[Category:2010s English-language films]]
[[Category:English-language crime drama films]]

Latest revision as of 05:42, 17 September 2024

King of the Travellers
Film poster
Directed byMark O'Connor
Written byMark O'Connor
Produced byCormac Fox
StarringJohn Connors
Peter Coonan
Michael Collins
Production
companies
Irish Film Board, Stalker Films, Vico Films
Release dates
  • 14 July 2012 (2012-07-14) (Galway Film Fleadh)
  • 19 April 2013 (2013-04-19) (Ireland)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

King of the Travellers is a 2012 Irish revenge drama written and directed by Mark O'Connor.[1][2]

Plot

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The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle between his consuming passion for justice and his desire to be with the woman he now loves.

Cast

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Production

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In a bid for realism, diversity and authenticity, many non-actor Irish Travellers were cast in acting parts.[3]

Release

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The film premiered at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival on 14 July 2012[4] It was released in cinemas on 19 April 2013.[5][6]

Reception

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The film has received generally negative reviews, and holds a 30% "Rotten" rating on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews.[7] Variety called the film a "Gaelic Godfather" and praised "the genuinely engrossing action in the well-staged fight scenes."[8] Total Film stated that "the story hits every expected beat and it’s enlivened with directorial bravura."[9] The Independent criticized the film for being "less assured on the nuts and bolts of actual plotting" but praised Peter Coonan's acting performance as "an unregenerate yob who fires up the picture in the same way Robert De Niro's Johnny Boy did in Mean Streets 40 years ago."[10]

References

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  1. ^ Derek Malcolm (28 March 2013). "King of the Travellers - film review - Film - Going Out - London Evening Standard". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. ^ Clarke, Donald. "King of the Travellers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "King of The Travellers". 19 April 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2020 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Galway Film Fleadh 2012". Galwayfilmfleadh.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Watch King of the Travellers trailer - RTÉ Ten". Rte.ie. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. ^ "King of The Travellers - Cinema, Movie, Film Review". Entertainment.ie. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ^ "King Of The Travellers (2012)". Retrieved 23 June 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  8. ^ John Anderson (23 July 2012). "King of the Travellers". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  9. ^ Kinnear, Simon. "King of the Travellers Review". TotalFilm.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  10. ^ Anthony Quinn (28 March 2013). "Film review: King of the Travellers (15) - Reviews - Films". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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