Borstal Boy(2001)
As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.
6.2(52)1h 31m2001-03-22
Drama
Overview
Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England.
- Director:
- Peter Sheridan
- Writers:
- Peter Sheridan, Brendan Behan, Nye Heron
- Producers:
- Pat Moylan, Arthur Lappin, Nye Heron
- Cinematographer:
- Ciarán Tanham
- Production:
- Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen
- Budget:
- $100,000
- Revenue:
- $87,400
- Status:
- Released
Trailer
Cast
Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
Jock
Ian McElhinney
Verreker
Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce
Mark Huberman
Mac
Lee Ingleby
Dale
Ronnie Drew
Customs man
Eamon Glancy
Eamon Glancy
Manning
Dennis Conway
Dennis Conway
Holmes
Patricia Leventon
Patricia Leventon
Landlady
John O'Toole
John O'Toole
Whitbread
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