Movie
Borstal Boy
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-03-22
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Dakota Films, Hell's Kitchen
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Shawn Hatosy as Brendan Behan
- Danny Dyer as Charlie Milwall
- Robin Laing as Jock
- Ian McElhinney as Verreker
- Eva Birthistle as Liz Joyce
- Mark Huberman as Mac
- Lee Ingleby as Dale
- Ronnie Drew as Customs man
- Eamon Glancy as Manning
- Dennis Conway as Holmes
- Patricia Leventon as Landlady
- John O'Toole as Whitbread
Crew
- Peter Sheridan - Director
- Peter Sheridan - Writer
- Nye Heron - Writer
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