The Last Rifleman

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The Last Rifleman
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Directed byTerry Loane
Written byKevin Fitzpatrick
Produced by
  • Katy Jackson
  • John Leslie
  • Kevin Jackson
Starring
CinematographyMark McCauley
Edited byJohn Walters
Music by Stephen Warbeck [1]
Production
companies
Distributed by Sky Cinema
Release date
  • 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$10,061 [2]

The Last Rifleman is a 2023 British drama film written by Kevin Fitzpatrick, loosely based on real events and directed by Terry Loane, which features Pierce Brosnan. It follows Artie Crawford (Brosnan), a Northern Irish World War II veteran who, on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, decides to secretly escape his care home and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey from Northern Ireland to France, to pay his final respects to his best friend and find the courage to face the ghosts of his past. [3]

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The film is loosely based on the true story of British D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan, who left his care home in England to travel to France. [4] [5] Another film based on Jordan's story, The Great Escaper , starring Michael Caine, was released a few weeks earlier.

The Last Rifleman marked the final film appearance by John Amos prior to his death on August 21, 2024. The film did not have a theatrical release; it premiered on the Sky Cinema subscription service on 5 November 2023.

Cast

Production

In September 2020, it was announced that Brosnan would star in the film. [8] [9] [10] [11] In November 2020, it was announced that Louis Gossett Jr. and Jürgen Prochnow had been added to the cast. [12] However, sometime after this announcement, it would later be revealed that Gossett Jr.'s role would be recast with John Amos for reasons unknown. This film would end up marking Amos' final film appearance prior to his death in August 2024; almost less than a year after the film's release. [13]

Principal photography finished in August 2022 in Belfast after six weeks of filming. [14]

Release

The film did not have a theatrical release; instead it was released on Sky Cinema on 5 November 2023. [15]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 67% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. [16]

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