Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy (2001)

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2001-03-22
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 52 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: Gaeilge
  • Production Company: Dakota Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • Director: Peter Sheridan
star 6.2/10
From 52 Ratings
6.8

Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Luke Hayden

    as Alex
  • Michael York

    as Joyce
  • Mark Lambert

    as Chief Dixon
  • Eoin Slattery

    as James
  • Owen Sharpe

    as Albert
  • Viko Nikci

    as Jerzy
  • Lukas Hassel

    as Kydd
  • Arthur Riordan

    as Liberian
  • Brian de Salvo

    as Judge Goddard
  • Jer O'Leary

    as Republican in Court
  • Joe Taylor

    as Mortimer
  • Tony Coleman

    as Cragg
  • Luke Griffin

    as Miller
  • Garret Deady

    as Borstal Boy
  • Darren Donohue

    as Borstal Boy
  • William Fitzpatrick

    as Borstal Boy
  • David Hynes

    as Borstal Boy
  • Keith Murtagh

    as Borstal Boy
  • Jim Byrne

    as Parson
  • Trevor Hanly

    as Soldier
  • Gerry Browne

    as Sentry
  • Gerald Davis

    as Rabbi
  • Robert Price

    as First Lieutenant
  • Barry Dobson

    as Priest (uncredited)
  • David Johnston

    as IRA man (uncredited)
  • Rita Marie Lawlor

    as Prostitute (uncredited)
Directing Peter Sheridan Director
Writing Brendan Behan Author
Writing Nye Heron Writer
Writing Peter Sheridan Writer
Production Judy Counihan Co-Producer
Production Nye Heron Producer
Production Arthur Lappin Producer
Production Pat Moylan Producer
Production Paul Myler Line Producer
Production Jim Sheridan Executive Producer
Sound Stephen McKeon Music
Camera Ciarán Tanham Director of Photography
Editing Stephen O'Connell Editor
Production Maureen Hughes Casting
Art Crispian Sallis Production Design
Art Michael Higgins Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Marie Tierney Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Lorri Ann-King Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Pamela Smyth Makeup Designer
Production Jo Homewood Unit Production Manager
Directing Andrew Hegarty Assistant Director
Directing Ray Kenny Assistant Director Trainee
Directing Clare Keogh Assistant Director Trainee
Crew John Hand Carpenter
Sound Michelle Cunniffe Sound Mixer
Sound Philippe Faujas Sound Mixer
Sound John Fitzgerald Foley Mixer
Sound Sarah Gaines Dialogue Editor
Sound Anthony Litton Sound Effects Editor
Sound Andy Malcolm Foley Artist
Sound Nikki Moss ADR Supervisor
Sound Douglas Murray Sound Mixer
Sound James Seddon Dolby Consultant
Sound Peter Slater Boom Operator
Crew Joe Condren Stunt Coordinator
Crew Norman Kelly Stunt Double
Camera Darryl Byrne First Assistant Camera
Camera Richie Egan Grip
Camera Kurt Savage First Assistant Camera
Editing James Finlan First Assistant Editor
Production Carol Moorhead Production Coordinator
Directing Jill Dempsey Assistant Director
Production Edmund Sampson Location Manager
Production Paddy McCarney Location Coordinator
Production Janette Hamill Location Assistant
Production Maire Doherty Production Secretary
Production Niall Heery Production Assistant
Production Louise Horgan Producer's Assistant
Production Emer Dooley Post Production Coordinator
Production Tom Maguire Production Assistant
Production Emer Egan Assistant Accountant
Production Amelia Rowan Casting Assistant
Production Kerry Barden Casting
Directing Raymond Kirk Assistant Director
Directing Adrienne Greenhalgh Assistant Director Trainee
Directing John McCabe Assistant Director Trainee
Camera Trudi McHugh Camera Trainee
Crew Jessica Drum Video Assist Operator
Directing Peggy Brazil Script Supervisor
Camera Colm Fagan Key Grip
Sound Orla Heverin Sound
Art Tina Brophy Property Buyer
Art Breda Cashe Property Buyer

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