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Chasing the Deer

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awarded the film two stars out of five, citing the low-budget production values and the use of "Tourist Board footage of lush countryside and antlered animals in order to fill gaping holes in the plot."
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unimaginative and restricted. However, he also praised Brian Blessed's portrayal of Major Elliot, the choreography of the battle scenes and the choice of "stunningly beautiful"
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the film by inviting individuals to invest £1000 each in the project. In return for their contributions, the 374 investors were allowed to appear in the film as
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in its portrayal of the conflict as a clash between haphazard, tribal Jacobite warriors and the forces of modernity. However,
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In the time leading up to Jacobite rising of 1745, a young Highlander called Euan (Lewis Rae) and his father Alistair are
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has been credited with helping to raise cultural awareness of the historical events at Culloden.
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was limited, and in order to raise money for the production, the filmmakers
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unfavourably with Watkins's film for its small cast and over-reliance on a
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into the Jacobite army to fight for the Young Pretender,
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considered that Holloway's production was influenced by
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The film soundtrack was scored by English rock musician
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singer-songwriter Fish, and features Wetton's song "
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Matthew Zajac (as Mathew Zajac) as Alistair Campbell
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For the battle scenes, notably the depiction of the
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Index

Brian Blessed in triumphal pose in highland dress, flanked by characters from the film
Bob Carruthers
Brian Blessed
Iain Cuthbertson
Fish
Runrig
John Wetton
British
war film
Brian Blessed
Iain Cuthbertson
Fish
Jacobite Rebellion
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Scotland
metaphorically
Jacobites
quarry
deer hunt
Scottish poem
Robert Burns
My Heart's in the Highlands
press-ganged
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Hanoverian
Duke of Cumberland
drummer
British
Battle of Culloden

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