RichardHarriswasnominatedforseveralawards(includingtheOscarandGoldenGlobe)forhisperformanceinTheField.Thetimeisthemid-1930stheplace,westernIreland.FormanyyearsruggedindividualistBullMcCabe(Harris)hasbeencultivatingasmallplotofrentedland,nurturingitfrombarrenrockintoafertilefield.Now,however,thewidowwhoownsthelandplanstosellitatauction.TheinfuriatedBullshowsupatthebidding,secureinhisbeliefthatnoneofhisneighborswilldarebidagainsthim.ButBullhasnottakenintoconsiderationawealthyIrish-American(TomBerenger),whointendstopaveoverthelandandbringnewindustrytothearea."Thisisdeep,verydeep,deeperthanyouthink"warnsBull,ashesendshisgrownson(SeanBean)to"persuade"theAmericantowithdrawhisbid.ArmedwiththeforeknowledgethatBull'stenacityhascausedheartbreakandtragedyinthepast,theaudiencesteelsitselffortheawfulconsequencesstilltocome.Punctuatingthestorylinearetheperiodicappearancesofthetoothlessvillageidiot,playedbyJohnHurt.OriginallyproducedforBritishtelevision,TheFieldwasbasedonthelandmarkplaybyJohnB.Keane,anddirectedbyMyLeftFoot'sJimSheridan.~HalErickson,Rovi..