| Stone of Destiny | |
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| Directed by | Charles Martin Smith |
| Written by | Charles Martin Smith |
| Produced by | Andrew Boswell Rob Merilees |
| Starring | Charlie Cox Billy Boyd Robert Carlyle Kate Mara Bryan Lowe Brenda Fricker |
| Cinematography | Glen Winter |
| Edited by | Fredrik Thorsen |
Production companies | Infinity Features Entertainment The Mob Film Company |
| Distributed by | Alliance Films (Canada) Odeon Sky Filmworks (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £6 million |
Stone of Destiny is a 2008 Scottish-Canadian historical adventure comedy film written and directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Charlie Cox, Billy Boyd, Robert Carlyle, and Kate Mara. Based on real events, the film tells the story of the removal of the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey. The stone, supposedly the Stone of Jacob over which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned at Scone in Perthshire, was taken by King Edward I of England in 1296 and placed under the throne at Westminster Abbey in London. In 1950, a group of Scottish nationalist students succeeded in liberating it from Westminster Abbey and returning it to Scotland where it was placed symbolically at Arbroath Abbey, the site of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath and an important site in the Scottish nationalist cause.
Filming began in June 2007 in various locations throughout Scotland, Wales and England.[1] The filmmakers were given rare access to shoot scenes inside Westminster Abbey.[2] The film was premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland on 21 June 2008.[3] The film closed the 33rd Annual Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2008;[4][5] and was presented at The Hampton's International Film Festival in the United States.[6] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2008 and in Canada on 20 February 2009.[7]
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- ^ Cairns, Gordon (11 August 2007). "Abbey opens doors for Stone Of Destiny film". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Destiny calls stars to premiere of Scone stone film". Scotsman. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ Braun, Liz (13 August 2008). "Film's Destiny is to close '08 TIFF". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ Evans, Ian (2008). "Our Stone of Destiny premiere photos". Digital Hit. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Stone Me ... What a Premiere". Paisley Daily Press. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Release dates for Stone of Destiny". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 February 2008.