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Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1996-09-13
- video_camera_front Companies Hell's Kitchen, Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
- timer Runtime: 112 Mins
- star Rating: 6.7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 37 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0117690
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smart_display Cast
Helen Mirren
Kathleen Quigley
Fionnula Flanagan
Annie Higgins
Aidan Gillen
Gerard Quigley
David O'Hara
Frank Higgins
John Lynch
Bobby Sands
Tom Hollander
Farnsworth
Tim Woodward
Harrington
Ciarán Hinds
Danny Boyle
Geraldine O'Rawe
Alice Quigley
Gerard McSorley
Father Daly
Dan Gordon
Inspector McPeake
Grainne Delany
Theresa Higgins
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Liam Quigley
Robert Lang
Government Minister
Stephen Hogan
Young Turk
Peter Howitt
SAS Leader
Bosco Hogan
British Captain
Jimmy Keogh
Jimmy Higgins
John Kavanagh
Cardinal
Oliver Maguire
Frank Maguire
Doreen Keogh
Mother Superior
Anna Megan
Rosie Quigley
Hugh O'Donnell
Paddy
John Higgins
John Deegan
Joan Sheehy
Woman Searcher #1
Mal Whyte
Barrister
Alan Barry
Judge
Barry Cassin
Prosecutor
Brian Mallon
Prison Officer Jones
Sean Lawlor
Platoon Leader
Michael Sherrie
Assistant Governor
James Hickey
Young Son
Karen Carlisle
Prisoner's Girlfriend
Fiona Higgins
Prisoner's Sister
Jer O'Leary
Hunger Striker #1
Tim McDonnell
Hunger Striker #2
Tony Flynn
Cyclist
Liam Byrne
Prisoner Murphy
Pat Mulryan
IRA Man #1
Valerie Roe
Girl in Farnsworth's Office
Deirdre McAliskey
Woman in Court
Michael O'Sullivan
Prison Officer Davis
Jennifer Gibney
Woman Searcher #2
Robert Taylor
Election Agent
Kate Perry
Prison Officer's Widow
Anthony Brophy
Prisoner's Leader
Mickey McEneaney
Merry Mac
Patrick McEneaney
Merry Mac
Gene Berrills
Merry Mac
Ronan O'Donoghue
Radio Announcer
Richard Neilson
Radio Announcer
Richard Butler
MP (uncredited)
groups Crew
Terry George
Director
Jim Sheridan
Writer
Terry George
Writer
Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
David Wilson
Production Design
Craig McKay
Editor
Kate O'Callaghan
Co-Producer
Danny Bellens
Makeup Artist
Rod Stoneman
Executive Producer
Ron Bochar
Sound Effects Editor
Patrick Farrelly
Co-Producer
Nuala Moiselle
Casting
Pat Hay
Makeup Designer
Philip Stockton
Supervising Sound Editor
Steven Visscher
Foley Editor
Arthur Lappin
Producer
Conor Devlin
Art Direction
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Effects Editor
Gina Alfano
Dialogue Editor
Edward Burke
Producer
Michèle Burke
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Joan Bergin
Costume Design
Stuart Stanley
Foley Editor
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Helen Mirren
Associate Producer
Stephen Rose
Hairstylist
John Pitt
Sound Mixer
Carolyn Scott
Set Decoration
Jim Sheridan
Producer
Kam Chan
Foley Editor
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
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