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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play  Based on the novel by celebrated children&39;s author Leon Garfield this children&39;s adventure film set in 1750s York was Ken Loach&39;s fourth feature Shot on location by cinematographer Chris Menges - who had collaborated with Loach on developing the gentle observational style also seen in his earlier feature Kes (1969) - the film&39;s witty dialogue and enchanting performances from its charismatic young cast led to the film being presented with the Critics Award at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival Actors Jean Franval Stephen Hirst Louise Cooper Andrew Bennett Packie Byrne Brian Hawksley & Doreen Mantle Director Ken Loach Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1979 Languages English Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 38 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

Ken Loach directs this adventure film based on the children's novel by Leon Garfield. Set in mid-18th century Yorkshire, the film tells the tale of Black Jack (Jean Franval), a huge but gentle Frenchman who miraculously survives a hanging at the gallows in York and escapes into the countryside with two young companions he meets along the way, Tolly (Stephen Hirst) and asylum escapee Belle Carter (Louise Cooper). There the trio of outcasts finally find a family of sorts in one another and end up joining a travelling carnival troupe.