Black Jack | |
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Directed by | Ken Loach |
Written by | Ken Loach |
Based on | a novel by Leon Garfield |
Produced by | Tony Garnett |
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Cinematography | Chris Menges |
Edited by | Bill Shapter |
Music by | Bob Pegg |
Production companies | Kestrel Films National Film Finance Consortium |
Distributed by | Enterprise (theatrical) BFI Video |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | ~£450,000[1] |
Black Jack is a 1979 British period adventure drama film directed by Ken Loach and based on the Leon Garfield novel. It is set in Yorkshire in 1750 and follows a young boy, Tolly (Stephen Hirst) and his adventures with a large French man (Jean Franval), the Black Jack of the title, and Belle, a young English girl (Louise Cooper). It was awarded the Critics’ Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1979).[2][3]