Everything has a price.
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and his crew scouts the town as a location for a new railroad line and a young woman suddenly appears in the town and is evidently the man's daughter.
The Claim (2000) is a drama, romance and western film directed by Michael Winterbottom, released on December 29, 2000 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich, Wes Bentley and Nastassja Kinski. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 113 ratings.
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Peter Mullan
as Daniel Dillon
Milla Jovovich
as Lucia
Wes Bentley
as Donald Dalglish
Nastassja Kinski
as Elena Burn
Sarah Polley
as Hope Burn
Shirley Henderson
as Annie
Julian Richings
as Francis Bellanger
Sean McGinley
as Sweetley
Tom McCamus
as Burn
Duncan Frasier
as Crocker
Barry Ward
as Young Dillon
Karolina Muller
as Young Elena
Directed by Michael Winterbottom, written by Thomas Hardy and Frank Cottrell Boyce, produced by Andrew Eaton.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 113 ratings.
The Casterbridge Claim. "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" Michael Winterbottom directs what is in essence a Western version of Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge. It's Sierra Nevada, California, 1867 and the pioneer town of Kingdom Come is thriving under the strict but effective rule of Daniel Dillon (Peter Mullan). Dillon came by way of a gold claim many years earlier by way…
Reviewed on July 21, 2015
***The beginning and end of a boom town in the Sierra Nevadas*** During the California gold rush of 1849 a desperate man establishes a boom town in the Sierra Nevadas. Eighteen years later his abandoned wife & daughter (Nastassja Kinski & Sarah Polley) ride into town and turn his life (Peter Mullan) upside down. Milla Jovovich plays his singing saloon babe while Wes Bentley is on hand as a surveyor for the railroad…
Reviewed on August 17, 2019
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The main cast of The Claim (2000) includes Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich, Wes Bentley, Nastassja Kinski and Sarah Polley. The film was directed by Michael Winterbottom. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Claim was released on December 29, 2000 and runs for 2h.
The Claim (2000) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 113 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, romance and western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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