Stone of Destiny

Stone of Destiny

6.5IMDb Score
Released:2008-12-19
Genre:Drama, Crime, Comedy
Duration:96 min
Country:Canada, United Kingdom
Director:Charles Martin Smith
Actors:Robert Carlyle, Peter Mullan, Billy Boyd, Charlie Cox, Kate Mara
Production:Infinity Features, The Mob Film Company

Overview:

Tells of the daring heist of The Stone of Destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic Scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled Scottish nationalistic pride.

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