Stone of destiny is a 2008 scottishcanadian historical adventurecomedy film written and directed by charles martin smith and starring charlie cox, billy boyd. Abbey and return to scotland is the subject of the 2008 film stone of destiny. Stone of destiny 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Well written and inspiring, the book fleshes out hamiltons reasons and motivation for potentially risking his freedom to restore the historic symbol of scottish selfgovernment to its true and rightful place. In october 2008, a feature film, stone of destiny, based on the theft of the stone, was released by infinity entertainment of vancouver. Stone of destinys central character is closely based on snp activist ian hamilton, who also acted as advisor on the film. Feb 08, 2012 an introduction to the stone of destiny. The stone of destiny retells the fascinating and true story of four young glaswegian students who, in 1951, outwitted the british authorities in their successful attempt to take back the stone of scone a beloved symbol of scottish pride, back to its country of origin. Stone of scone, the coronation stone of scottish monarchs. There are no labels for this soundtrack in the database.
A great, and well made film, stone of destiny tells a story, i regret to say i didnt know. Jan 20, 2008 riddle of real stone of destiny a mansion deep in the heart of the countryside could be the secret resting place of the real stone of destiny, the scottish sunday express can reveal. Stone of destiny 2008 1080p webrip x264rarbg seeds. An american director will make a 3000mile trip to deliver a copy of his film about the stone of destiny raid to one of the gang who is now too. Nov 10, 20 perhaps this declaration of liberty is one reason why none of the scottish nationalist students who had appropriated the stone were ever prosecuted. Occasionally i see a movie that inspires me to read the book it was based on, and such is the case here.
Based on the memoirs of ian hamilton, stone of destiny follows the determined students reckless quest to make the ultimate symbolic gesture for scottish independence. Video archive for the film stone of destiny, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. A cinematic nonevent, devoid of thrills, excitement and even common sense. Pedra fadada stone of destiny, stone that goidel glas chose as his seat in hispania. Rent stone of destiny 2008 starring charlie cox and kate mara on dvd and bluray. Stone of destiny 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. The presenter speculates about how it was used in a coronation ceremony to make somebody king. The stone was then promptly dispatched to westminster but which one. A film of the heist stone of destiny, was made in 2008.
The legendary stone of destiny scone palace perthshire. In most aspects its faithful to the book, although the film. Rated 2 out of 5 by wildfire3 from the stone of destiny it seems like its been written by an amateur which im sure isnt the truth. The movie was stirring and inspirational, even to an american like myself. Based on the true story of a scottish patriot who took back the stone of destiny, a symbol of scottish sovereignty, from westminster abbey in 1950. Staring kate mara, charlie cox, ciaron kelly and billy boyd. Published 2008 by birlinn limited first published january 1st 1952. Torrent downloads, search and download free movies, tv shows, music, pcps2pspwiixbox games torrents from our bittorrent database. Jan 20, 2020 sinopsis film movie stone of destiny 2008 tells of the daring heist of the stone of destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled scottish nationalistic pride. Stone of destiny retells the true story of four young glaswegian students who, in 1951, outwitted the british authorities in their successful attempt to take back the stone of scone a beloved symbol of scottish pride and return it home starring as ian hamilton one of the students, a dedicated nationalist who reignited scottish national pride in the 1950s is charlie cox cassanova. Smiths film comes closer to the present day, depicting the snp supporters who removed the stone of destiny from westminster abbey in 1950, and brought it back to scotland, as heroes of reclaimed nationhood. Stone of destiny 2008 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It is also possible to buy stone of destiny on apple itunes as download or rent it on apple itunes online. Stone of destiny is a 2008 scottishcanadian adventurecomedy film written and directed by charles martin smith and.
Film stone of destiny zalozeny na skutocnych udalostiach popisuje pribeh stvorice skotskych vlastencov, ktorym sa v roku 1950 skutocne podarilo kamen. Stone of destiny is a 2008 scottishcanadian historical adventurecomedy film written and directed by charles martin smith and starring charlie cox, billy boyd, robert carlyle, and kate mara. In most aspects its faithful to the book, although the film makers use quite a bit of artistic licence at the end. It was written and directed by charles martin smith and produced by rob merilees and the late william vince. Download stone of destiny movie in hd, divx, dvd, ipod. Oct 12, 2017 the film contains elements of the keystone cops but if you have ever read ian hamiltons accounts of the recovery of the stone of destiny it was pretty much like the film portrays even the scene near the end with the travelling people.
Dec 12, 2008 video archive for the film stone of destiny, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. Perhaps the only thing glossed over was the feeling of gross betrayal when the stone was voluntarily. Sinopsis film stone of destiny 2008 tells of the daring heist of the stone of destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled scottish nationalistic pride. Stone of destiny is one of those independent films that really stands out due to its plot, great cast and effective directing. Film stone of destiny 2008 streaming ita gratis film.
Based on the true story, ian hamilton charlie cox and his friends kate mara, billy boyd make a daring raid on westminster abbey in an. Stone of destiny, a 2008 film directed by charles martin smith. Lia fail stone of destiny, a monolithic stone in ireland. This film is based on the book of the same name by ian hamilton, one of four glasgow university students who liberated the stone of destiny from westminster abbey on christmas day, 1950. Only played the free trial but within a few minutes realised it wouldn. Tells of the daring heist of the stone of destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled scottish nationalistic pride. Sinopsis film movie stone of destiny 2008 tells of the daring heist of the stone of destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled scottish nationalistic pride. Smiths hysterical, historical heist film gets a scotlandonly release. Like nessie, the loch ness monster, the stone of destiny has joined the pantheon of scotch myths that should perhaps remain a mystery.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Drama telling the true story of four glasgow students in the early 1950s who hatch a plan to take the stone of scone, known as the stone of destiny a symbol of ancient scottish nationalism and pride back from londons westminster abbey and return it to its country of origin. Based on real events, the film tells the story of the removal of the stone of scone from westminster abbey. Their target was the stone of destiny, the throne of scottish kings for centuries and taken by. Hero kay gets special stone of destiny film visit uk news. Rent stone of destiny 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Watch stone of destiny 20 full movie free streaming. Stone of scone, also called stone of destiny, scottish gaelic lia fail, stone that for centuries was associated with the crowning of scottish kings and then, in 1296, was taken to england and later placed under the coronation chair. While the scots sleep in their slumber, the stone of destiny still remains hidden somewhere here in scotland and the prophecy to be fullfilled remains for it will.
The film contains elements of the keystone cops but if you have ever read ian hamiltons accounts of the recovery of the stone of destiny it was pretty much like the film portrays even the scene near the end with the travelling people. Dec 19, 2008 the stone of destiny retells the fascinating and true story of four young glaswegian students who, in 1951, outwitted the british authorities in their successful attempt to take back the stone of scone a beloved symbol of scottish pride, back to its country of origin. Stone of destiny 2008 is an adventure, comedy movie starring robert carlyle and peter mullan. Una pelicula dirigida por charles martin smith con charlie cox, kate mara, billy boyd, robert carlyle. With scots nationalism waning under the weight of britains rule, four university students, led by ian hamilton charlie cox, make a dramatic gesture to reawaken their countrys. This could mean that there has never been a release of this soundtrack or that there has been a release but we dont know about it. Stone of destiny on 30th november 1996 st andrews day, scotlands coronation stone, the stone of destiny, was returned back to scotland from westminter abbey and installed in the crown room at edinburgh castle. The cinematography was lovely, the cast and acting excellent, the music wonderful. Stone of destiny 2008 1080p webrip x264rarbg uploadgig. Download stone of destiny movie online full movie download. I really enjoyed the film and thought it had the perfect amount of. Feel free to post your stone of destiny 2008 1080p webrip x264rarbg download, torrent, subtitles, free download, quality, nfo, uploaded, mediafire, rapidgator.
Feb 26, 2015 trailer for the movie stone of destiny. Nonton download movie layarkaca21 bioskop online dunia21 streaming ganool. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Riddle of real stone of destiny a mansion deep in the heart of the countryside could be the secret resting place of the real stone of destiny, the scottish sunday express can reveal. How i took the coronation stone from westminster abbey. Charlie cox stars in a film featuring robert carlyle, billy boyd, stephen mccole, and kate mara. Released 2008, stone of destiny stars charlie cox, kate mara, billy boyd, ciaron kelly the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. I recently saw this at the 2009 palm springs international film festival. Stone of destiny on dvd 818768010045 from green apple entertainment. This is an adventurecomedy based on the reallife story of ian hamilton charlie cox who. As scotland fails to establish its own parliament once again, young patriot ian hamilton vows to salvage national pride by returning the stone of destiny, a symbol of scottish sovereignty to its. Cox plays ian hamilton, a student who sets out to liberate the stone of destiny from westminster abbey and bring in back to scotland. Hamiltons courageous efforts to return the stone of destiny to scotland. Stone of destiny 2008 charles martin smith synopsis.