Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Buena Vista Film Distribution Company | Release Date: June 22, 1960 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This wonderful tale is told with a brisk, imaginative pace and the special effects--whereby Darby interacts with the tiny leprechauns--are marvelously executed, and sometimes frightening. Read full review
100
Chicago Sun-TimesErnest Tucker
The wonder of the experience is helped by the corny evocation of the whole misty Irish countryside, in which the blarney and the blather seem believable. [08 Aug 1993, p.5]
80
The New York TimesA.H. Weiler
Overpoweringly charming concoction of standard Gaelic tall stories, fantasy and romance. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
People of all sizes will get a bang out of Darby O'Gill And The Little People. [29 Apr 1959, p.6]
70
The TelegraphTim Robey
This Ireland-set fantasy adventure, starring Albert Sharpe and Janet Munro as a father and daughter vying with a local clan of leprechauns is benign and deeply genial stuff. [25 Mar 2020]
60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
It registers as a pretty hokey entertainment. But Peter Ellenshaw and Eustace Wallace's effects are put together with the studio's customary care. Read full review
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