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The Secret of Roan Inish ()

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Young Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.
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Jeni Courtney ...
Fiona
Pat Slowey ...
Priest
Dave Duffy ...
Jim
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Oldest brother
Mairéad Ní Ghallchóir ...
Barmaid
Eugene McHugh ...
Bar Patron 1
Tony Rubini ...
Bar Patron 2
Mick Lally ...
Hugh
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Tess
Richard Sheridan ...
Eamon
Micheal MacCarthaigh ...
Schoolmaster
Fergal McElherron ...
Sean Michael
Brendan Conroy ...
Flynn
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Tadhg
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Tim
Gerard Rooney ...
Liam
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Selkie
Suzanne Gallagher ...
Selkie's daughter
Cillian Byrne ...
Jamie
Linda Greer ...
Brigid

Directed by

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John Sayles ... (directed by)

Written by

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Rosalie K. Fry ... (book "The Secret of Ron Mor Skerry")
 
John Sayles ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Sarah Green ... producer
Glenn R. Jones ... executive producer
R. Paul Miller ... associate producer
Peter Newman ... executive producer
Maggie Renzi ... producer
John Sloss ... executive producer

Music by

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Mason Daring

Cinematography by

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Haskell Wexler ... director of photography

Editing by

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John Sayles

Editorial Department

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Mary Casey ... second assistant editor
Sheila Moloney ... second assistant editor
Crickett Rumley ... post-production intern
Danielle Sotet ... post-production accountant
Camille Spaccavento ... editorial: office manager, New York
Plummy Tucker ... first assistant editor
John Dowdell ... colorist (uncredited)
Dave Pultz ... color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Production Design by

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Adrian Smith

Art Direction by

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Dennis Bosher
Henry Harris ... supervising art director
Lucy Richardson

Set Decoration by

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Tom Conroy

Costume Design by

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Consolata Boyle

Makeup Department

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Dee Corcoran ... Hair Designer
Morna Ferguson ... makeup

Production Management

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Jasmine Kosovic ... post-production supervisor
Kathy Sykes ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Claire Hughes ... third assistant director
Des Hughes ... second assistant director
Peter McAleese ... first assistant director

Art Department

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David Balfour ... property master
Michael Beastie ... carpenter
Joe Boyle ... carpenter
Brian Buckley ... model maker
Ronnie Burkett ... master painter
Triona Coen ... prop trainee
Andy Evans ... construction manager
Gerald Fisher ... stagehand
Ian Green ... carpenter
Martin Harkin ... stagehand
Patsy Harkin ... chargehand carpenter: local
James Irwin ... plasterer
Piero Jamieson ... dressing props
Michael Kearns ... carpenter
Eamon Kelly ... rigger
Michael Kennedy ... stagehand
Rene Knol ... dressing props
Eunan Maguire ... painter
John Masters ... art: thatcher
Ray McCann ... chargehand plasterer
John McConnell ... carpenter
Christian McDonald ... dressing props
Casimir McGill ... painter
Paddy McHugh ... builder: contractor
Pat McLoone ... carpenter
Jerry Organ ... production buyer
David Pearce ... chargehand carpenter
Mickey Pugh ... chargehand standby prop
Robbie Richardson ... standby painter
Anthony Rubini ... standby rigger
Colin Smith ... standby stagehand
Aidan Travers ... plasterer
Liam Travers ... plasterer
Keith Vowles ... dressing props
Stuart Williams ... standby carpenter
Mickey Woolfson ... standby prop
Tony Gil Zennen ... painter

Sound Department

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Gina R. Aleano ... assistant sound editor
Jack Armstrong ... boom operator
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Chris Fielder ... transfer assistant
Tom Fleischman ... re-recording mixer: Sound One Corp
Eugene Gearty ... sound effects editor
Stuart Levy ... foley supervisor
Skip Lievsay ... sound effects editor
Calvin McBride ... sound trainee
Eliza Paley ... foley editor
Philip Stockton ... supervising sound editor
Steven Visscher ... foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Clive Winter ... sound mixer

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Conor Boyce ... animatronics trainee
Terence J. Cox ... senior special effects technician (as Terry Cox)
John Craney ... animatronic assistant / special effects technician
Steve Davis ... underwater effects rigger
Chris Entwistle ... animatronic assistant
Peter Fern ... senior special effects technician
Darrell Guyon ... special effects technician (as Darryl Guyon)
David Lawson ... animatronic assistant
Chris Lyons ... animatronics supervisor
Trevor Neighbour ... special effects supervisor
Alex Tracey ... animatronics trainee
Kevin Welch ... underwater effects rigger

Stunts

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Joseph Kyle ... safety diver
Michael Kyle ... safety diver
Patrick Kyle ... safety diver

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Appleby ... stills photographer
Ashley Bond ... loader
Peter Butler ... camera trainee
Louis Conroy ... gaffer
Noel Cullen ... electrician
Gerry Donnelly ... generator operator
Bill Dowling ... video operator
Paul Englefield ... focus
Jim Farrell ... electrician
Jeff Goodman ... wildlife cameraman
Ray Hall ... grip
Ricky Hall ... grip
Terry Mulligan ... best boy
Rob Roy ... loader
P. Scott Sakamoto ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Brian Sheridan ... electrician
Jeff Wood ... assistant: wildlife cameraman

Casting Department

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Mary Moore ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Victoria Baker ... costume maker
Barbara Callaghan ... wardrobe trainee
Lian Callaghan ... costume breakdown
Claire Christie ... costume maker
Vickie Hallam ... dyer
Fiona Kebbell ... dyer (as Fiona Kebble)
Rhona McGuirke ... wardrobe supervisor
Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh ... wardrobe trainee (as Eimer Ni Mhaoidonhnaigh)
Anne O'Halloran ... wardrobe assistant
Magdalen Rubalcava ... assistant costume designer
Karen Sharpe ... costume maker
Keith Watson ... tailor

Location Management

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Reggie Blain ... assistant location manager
Mark Huffam ... location manager

Music Department

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Sandal Astrauski ... player: USA
Andrew Boland ... music recorded by: Windmill Lane Studios
Suzanne Boucher ... player: USA
Cormac Breatnach ... player: Irish
Máire Breatnach ... player: Irish
Ronan Browne ... player: Irish
Mason Daring ... music mixed by: Daring Studios / player: USA
Gerard Foley ... player: USA
Hawthorne String Quartet ... player: USA
The Irish Film Orchestra ... contractor
Declan Masterson ... player: Irish
Mel Mercier ... player: Irish
Aine Ni Dhubhaill ... player: Irish
Billy Novick ... player: USA
Niall O'Callanain ... player: Irish
Nic Ratner ... music editor
Mark Roberts ... player: USA
Dave Shacter ... music recorded by: Daring Studios
Maddie Sifantus ... player: USA
Sally Sweitzer ... player: USA
Mark Tanzer ... music mixed by: Blue Jay Studios

Script and Continuity Department

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Libbie Barr ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Michael Boyle ... boatman
Brian Cannon ... production driver
Alan Crozier ... facilities driver
Ron Digweed ... special effects driver
Norrie Dougan ... boatman: standby
Richard Fairbairns ... boatman: wildlife
Graham Fordham ... special effects driver
Hugh Gavigan ... driver: digger
David Mayes ... facilities driver
Mark McGuinness ... minibus driver
Frank McGurk ... dukw operator
John McLoone ... prop driver: standby
Benny McLoughlin ... electrical truck driver
Peter O'Connor ... camera car driver
Conrad Phillips ... facilities driver
James Sweeney ... construction driver: standby
Charlie Whyte ... boatman: standby

Additional Crew

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Randall Balsmeyer ... title designer
Susan Blackmore ... unit publicist (as Sue Blackmore)
Alma Boyle ... caterer
Claire Boyle ... stand-in: Fiona
Kathleen Boyle ... nurse
Kate Byrne ... chaperone
Rosaleen Cardiff ... caterer
Michael Classon ... tutor
David Courtney ... chaperone
Elaine Courtney ... chaperone
Robbie Dutton ... caterer
Patrick Elliot ... animal trainee: seals, Natureland Seal Sanctuary
Kathy England ... insurance broker: Great Northern Brokerage Corp
Peter Fitzpatrick ... insurance broker: Sedgwick Dineen Ltd
Gayle Griffiths ... promotions
Galia Hardy ... production consultant
David Havard ... insurance broker: RHH/Albert G. Rubin
Julie Houldershaw ... assistant animal trainer: seals, Natureland Seal Sanctuary
Micheal MacCarthaigh ... tutor
Fiona McHugh ... stand-in: Fiona
Sharon McHugh ... chaperone
Margaret Moggan ... assistant coordinator
Maria Molloy ... accounts assistant
Pamela Molloy ... production runner
Mary Moore ... chaperone
Margaret Murphy ... nurse
Valerie Murray ... caterer
Suzanne Nicell ... production assistant
Maggie Phelan ... production accountant
Bill Ryan ... assistant: gulls trainer, The Hawk Conservancy
Emer Shaw ... chaperone
Edmund Sheridan ... chaperone
Maureen Sheridan ... chaperone
Ashley Smith ... bird trainer: gulls, The Hawk Conservancy
Clare St. John ... production coordinator
Gary Swainson ... bird trainer: gulls, The Hawk Conservancy
Glen Swainson ... assistant: gulls trainer, The Hawk Conservancy
Jane Trower ... assistant accountant
Sheila G. Waldron ... production consultant (as Sheila Waldron)
Graham Waters ... caterer
Mary Waters ... caterer
John Yeadon ... animal trainer: seals, Natureland Seal Sanctuary
Novika Ishar ... Distribution Legal Services (uncredited)

Thanks

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Sheila Anderson ... special thanks to
Grace Campbell ... special thanks to
Jim Campbell ... special thanks to
John Hennigan ... special thanks to
Maggie Renzi ... special thanks: film restoration
John Sayles ... special thanks: film restoration

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie - a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother washed out to sea in a cradle shaped like a boat; someone in the family believes the boy is being raised by the seals. Then Fiona catches sight of a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish and takes an active role in uncovering the secret of Roan Inish. Written by John Oswalt

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Taglines The secret's out! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le secret de Roan Inish (France)
  • Das Geheimnis des Seehundbabys (Germany)
  • El secreto de la isla de las focas (Spain)
  • 天涯海角 (China, Mandarin title)
  • O Mistério da Ilha (Brazil)
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  • 103 min
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Budget $3,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Over 1,000 girls were tested for the role of Fiona, which required the actress to be "Thin, underweight, pale complexion, but perky and not afraid of water." See more »
Goofs The name 'Roan Inish' is grammatically backwards. In Irish it would inevitably be 'Inish Roan', as with all other such islands of Ireland e.g. Inish Mór. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Boys on the Side/Highlander: The Final Dimension/In the Mouth of Madness/The Secret of Roan Inish (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Mist Covered Mountain/Shores of Lough Gowna See more »
Quotes Tadhg: Once a Selkie finds its skin again, neither chains of steel nor chains of love can keep her from the sea. From that day on, it was forbidden to harm a seal on the island.
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