Barry Lyndon (1975)
Finally got round to watching this, one of Kubricks less heralded fims.
Set in 18thC it begins in Ireland with the youthfull Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal) vying for the love of his cousin with ans English soldier (Leonard Rossiter, yep).
After a duel, he flees to Dublin and after being robbed, enlists in the Army for the 7 Years War. Deserts, joins the Prussian Army, hooks up with an Irish spy/gambler and cavorts around Europe.
After marrying for money, the rest of the film is about what a cad he has become and the ups and mainly downs that brings.
Long at a touch under 3 hours, it is excellantly shot (a couple of the duelling scenes are stunning) but the 2nd part of the story was not as entertaining as the first. I suppose that is the art of telling a tale of a life.
Leonard Rossiter is great , and shows what a good straight actor he could be. I am sure I have seeb him in other non-comedic roles but I just cannae mind what.
A solid 7/10, it would have been higher if 30/40 mins had been knocked off it.