Movie
The Dead
Overview
After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-09-03
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Liffey Films, Vestron Pictures, Zenith Entertainment, Film4 Productions, Delta Film GmbH, Channel 4 Television
- Country
- Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Anjelica Huston as Gretta Conroy
- Donal McCann as Gabriel Conroy
- Dan O'Herlihy as Mr. Browne
- Helena Carroll as Aunt Kate
- Cathleen Delany as Aunt Julia
- Ingrid Craigie as Mary Jane
- Donal Donnelly as Freddy Malins
- Colm Meaney as Mr. Bergin
- Rachael Dowling as Lily
- Marie Kean as Mrs. Malins
- Frank Patterson as Bartell D'Arcy
- Lyda Anderson as Miss Daly
Crew
- John Huston - Director
- Tony Huston - Writer
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