My Boy Jack

Directed by Brian Kirk

TV-14

2007 1h 33mDrama, History,

7.171%72%6.6

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Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 18-year-old son after he goes missing during World War I.

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ርልዪረMay 28, 2025
Excellent cast, beautifully shot and well scripted TV movie about the Kipling family at the start of the First World War. Premiered in the UK on Remembrance Day (11/11) this poignant tale has Daniel Radcliffe in the title role, showing once again (after his on stage appearance in Equus) that there's more to this young actor than the caricature that Harry Potter has become. His clipped and stilted performance completely captured what it must have been like to be the put upon son of a successful, middle-class author in late Edwardian England. David Haig plays Rudyard Kipling (there's a remarkable resemblance) who many will remember from previous UK TV series 'Thin Blue Line' and 'Soldier Soldier' as well as the massively successful 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'. Haig captures the British Imperialist that Kipling had become perfectly, as well as the emotional turmoil that Kipling went through as he realised just what he had helped to achieve by sending his young son to war. Haig also wrote the original play and screenplay so the resulting TV movie must be pretty much what he wanted. The supporting players, Kim Catterill as Rudyard's American wife, and Martin McCann as the Irish Guardsman who goes to war with young John to name two, give excellent, measured performances which compliment the two lead roles, giving the whole production a rounded, glossy finish. This is superb TV catch it if you can (but don't forget the hankies!)

My Boy Jack Trivia

My Boy Jack was released on November 11, 2007.

My Boy Jack was directed by Brian Kirk.

My Boy Jack has a runtime of 1 hr 33 min.

My Boy Jack was produced by Michael Casey, Douglas Rae.

The key characters in My Boy Jack are John Kipling (Daniel Radcliffe), Rudyard Kipling (David Haig), Caroline Kipling (Kim Cattrall).

My Boy Jack is rated TV-14.

My Boy Jack is a Drama, History, Biography film.

My Boy Jack has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.

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