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Cast

Shawn Hatosy

Shawn Hatosy

Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer

Danny Dyer

Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing

Robin Laing

Jock

Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Verreker

Eva Birthistle

Eva Birthistle

Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman

Mark Huberman

Mac

Lee Ingleby

Lee Ingleby

Dale

Ronnie Drew

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

Luke Hayden

Luke Hayden

Alex

Michael York

Michael York

Joyce

Mark Lambert

Mark Lambert

Chief Dixon

Eoin Slattery

Eoin Slattery

James

Owen Sharpe

Owen Sharpe

Albert

Viko Nikci

Viko Nikci

Jerzy

Lukas Hassel

Lukas Hassel

Kydd

Arthur Riordan

Arthur Riordan

Liberian

Crew

Peter Sheridan

Peter Sheridan

Director

Brendan Behan

Brendan Behan

Author

Nye Heron

Nye Heron

Writer

Peter Sheridan

Peter Sheridan

Writer

Judy Counihan

Judy Counihan

Co-Producer

Nye Heron

Nye Heron

Producer

Arthur Lappin

Arthur Lappin

Producer

Pat Moylan

Pat Moylan

Producer

Paul Myler

Paul Myler

Line Producer

Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan

Executive Producer

Stephen McKeon

Stephen McKeon

Music

Ciarán Tanham

Ciarán Tanham

Director of Photography

Stephen O'Connell

Stephen O'Connell

Editor

Maureen Hughes

Maureen Hughes

Casting

Crispian Sallis

Crispian Sallis

Production Design

Michael Higgins

Michael Higgins

Art Direction

Marie Tierney

Marie Tierney

Costume Design

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Borstal Boy

20016.2 / 1091 min
Drama

Overview

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

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.