The Abduction Club (2002)

Directors

Stefan Schwartz

Cast

Alice Evans, Daniel Lapaine, Edward Woodward, Liam Cunningham, Matthew Rhys, Patrick Malahide, Sophia Myles

The story

In 18th century Ireland, there are two financially insecure young bachelors, Garrett Byrne and James Strang, whose exploits evolve from the need to secure wealth. Both are younger sons that will not inherit titles and estates so they become members of an infamous society known as the 'Abduction Club', whose main aim is to woo and then abduct wealthy heiresses in order to marry them (therefore providing themselves with financial security). The men decide to set their sights on the beautiful yet feisty Kennedy sisters, Catherine and Anne, but are unprepared for the negative reaction they are to receive, and they soon find themselves on the…

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