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summary of Rob Roy

[Brief Summary of Film]
The film begins with the description of the state affairs in Scotland at the turn of the 18th century, and it takes place in the Scottish highlands of Scotland. We get a brief glimpse of life among the clans during this time period, and then we get a look at the new capitalists, commercial society that is destined to replace it. During this we see the British nobles, whose pockets are so full of money, the can afford to argue about how much money they are going to take from one another. Leading the British nobles is James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose, and his Lieutenant Cunningham who is rather good with his sword.
We are then introduced to Rob Roy McGregor and his clan, which includes his wife Mary, and his friend McDonald. Rob Roy is faced with extreme poverty in his clan so he decides to borrow a whole lot of money from James Graham in order to purchase cattle with the aspirations of selling it to make a bit of profit. Unknowing to McGregor and...

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