Barry Lyndon (1975)
Irishman in the 1700's fights a duel where a coin decides the outcome
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The 1975 film "Barry Lyndon" is about an Irish rogue in 1700's Ireland.
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1. Setting up the duel
A man flips the coin onto the ground.
2. The coin obverse
The coin is a British King George III halfpenny.
These coins were minted at the The Royal Mint from 1770 to 1775.
The coin was made of copper with a diameter of 29 mm and weight of 10 grams.
The coin obverse has King George III facing right with the inscription "GEORGIVS III REX"
The Krause Publications Catalog of World Coins number is KM-601.
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Cast, Directors, Writers:
Ryan O'Neal as Redmond Barry (Redmond Barry Lyndon)
Marisa Berenson as Lady Lyndon Leon Vitali as Lord Bullingdon Patrick Magee as the Chevalier de Balibari Writers: Stanley Kubrick Based on 1844 novelThe Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray |
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