Jimmy's Hall (2014)
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- PG-13
- 1h 49min
- Biography, Drama
- 30 May 2014 (UK)
- Movie
During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America. Seeing the levels of poverty and oppression, the activist in him reawakens and he looks to re-open the dance hall that led to his...
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Cast
| Barry Ward | ... |
Jimmy
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| Francis Magee | ... |
Mossie
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| Aileen Henry | ... |
Alice
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| Simone Kirby | ... |
Oonagh
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Stella McGirl | ... |
Stella
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Sorcha Fox | ... |
Molly
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Martin Lucey | ... |
Dessie
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Mikel Murfi | ... |
Tommy
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| Shane O'Brien | ... |
Finn
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| Denise Gough | ... |
Tess
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| Jim Norton | ... |
Father Sheridan
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| Aisling Franciosi | ... |
Marie
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| Seán T. Ó Meallaigh | ... |
Journalist
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| Karl Geary | ... |
Seán
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| Brían F. O'Byrne | ... |
Commander O'Keefe
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Conor McDermottroe | ... |
Doherty
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John Cronogue | ... |
Séamus Clarke
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| Seamus Hughes | ... |
Ruairí
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| Andrew Scott | ... |
Father Seamus
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Michael Sheridan | ... |
Fintan
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| Rebecca O'Mara | ... |
Mrs. O'Keefe
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Diane Parkes | ... |
Mossie's Wife
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Padraig Fallon | ... |
Roscommon IRA
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Chris MacManus | ... |
Roscommon IRA
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Donal O'Kelly | ... |
Roscommon IRA
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Johnny O'Dowd | ... |
Steward
(as John O'Dowd)
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Anna Crossley | ... |
Young Dancer
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Róisín Judge | ... |
Young Violinist
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John McCarrick | ... |
Mayor
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Hugh Gallagher | ... |
Senior Guard
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Colm Gormley | ... |
Guard
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John Colleary | ... |
Guard
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Shane Cullen | ... |
Guard
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Joe Lafferty | ... |
Guard
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Tom Colsh | ... |
Guard
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Shane Cronogue | ... |
Shane
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| Sean Fox | ... |
(as Paul Fox)
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| Dorothea Jones | ... |
Marie's Friend
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Dorothy Jones | ... |
Dancer (Jennifer Healy)
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| Niko El Santo Zavero | ... |
Jailor
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Directed by
| Ken Loach | ||
Written by
| Paul Laverty | ... | (screenplay) |
| Donal O'Kelly | ... | (play: Jimmy Gralton's Dancehall) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Pascal Caucheteux | ... | executive producer |
| Ed Guiney | ... | executive producer |
| Andrew Lowe | ... | executive producer |
| Vincent Maraval | ... | executive producer |
| Rebecca O'Brien | ... | producer |
| Grégoire Sorlat | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| George Fenton | ||
| RIOPY | ... | (Braveheart) |
Cinematography by
| Robbie Ryan | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Jonathan Morris | ||
Editorial Department
| Nick Anderson | ... | on-line editor |
| Mike Andrews | ... | digital film technician |
| Len Brown | ... | post production: contact |
| Martin Butterworth | ... | titles: design |
| Scott Claxton | ... | color timer: dailies |
| Paul Clegg | ... | first assistant editor |
| Michelle Cort | ... | digital intermediate conform editors |
| Tim Drewett | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Steve Farman | ... | negative cutter |
| Steve Knight | ... | post production: contact |
| Gareth Parry | ... | on-line editor |
| Gareth Spensley | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Louise Stewart | ... | post production: contact |
| Jamie Welsh | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
Casting By
| Kahleen Crawford | ||
Production Design by
| Fergus Clegg | ||
Art Direction by
| Stephen Daly | ||
Costume Design by
| Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh | ||
Makeup Department
| Catherine Biggs | ... | assistant makeup |
| Martina Byrne | ... | makeup dailies |
| Kate Donnelly | ... | makeup dailies |
| Audrey Doyle | ... | makeup artist |
| Blue Evans | ... | makeup dailies |
| Elaine Finnan | ... | makeup dailies |
| Tara Gannon Carr | ... | makeup dailies (as Tara Gannon-Carr) |
| Linda Gannon | ... | hair dailies |
| Lorraine Glynn | ... | hair designer |
| Lindsay Herron | ... | hair dailies |
| Lynn Johnston | ... | makeup designer (as Lynn Johnson) |
| Malvo Karpats | ... | hair dailies |
| Emma Moffat | ... | makeup dailies |
| Sevlene Roddy | ... | assistant hair |
| Maureen Smith | ... | hair dailies |
| James Synott | ... | hair dailies |
Production Management
| Noëlette Buckley | ... | production supervisor |
| Kieran Hennessy | ... | unit manager |
| Eimhear McMahon | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stephanie Barnes | ... | daily assistant director |
| Fiona Bonnie | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Ger Duffy | ... | trainee assistant director: dailies |
| David Gilchrist | ... | assistant director |
| Daire Glynn | ... | third assistant director |
| Michael Queen | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Eddie Arkins | ... | stagehand |
| Annie Atkins | ... | additional graphic designer |
| Perry Bell | ... | painter |
| Dermot Blighe | ... | dressing props |
| Naomi Britton | ... | assistant prop buyer |
| Mick Cassidy | ... | props runaround |
| Niamh Cleary | ... | art department trainee |
| Joseph Clifford | ... | stagehand (as Joe Clifford) |
| Gabriel Coates | ... | carpenter |
| Stewart Cunningham | ... | set construction: Glasgow |
| Sam Curren | ... | set construction: Glasgow |
| Jeff Dolan | ... | trainee props |
| Jake Drummond | ... | carpenter |
| Norman Duff | ... | painter |
| Alan Finglas | ... | carpenter |
| Jim Finnerty | ... | carpenter |
| Christine Fitzgerald | ... | assistant art director |
| Matt Gardner | ... | greens |
| Bobby Gee | ... | painter |
| Lee Guckian | ... | greens |
| Christopher Higson | ... | construction manager (as Chris Higson) |
| Judith Hynes | ... | assistant: /standby art director |
| Chan Kin | ... | standby props |
| Jimmy Lenehan | ... | thatcher |
| Daragh Lewis | ... | dressing props |
| Emma Loughlin | ... | art department intern |
| Nicky MacManus | ... | construction manager |
| Sinéad McGoldrick | ... | assistant prop buyer |
| Wendy Moore | ... | painter |
| John Neligan | ... | prop buyer |
| Thomas O'Shaughnessy | ... | stand-by crew (as Tommy O'Shaughnessy) |
| Alex Robertson | ... | carpenter |
| Jason Strachan | ... | set construction: Glasgow |
| Danny Sumsion | ... | construction manager |
| Kristian Tighe | ... | stand-by crew |
| Paddy Treanor | ... | stand-by crew |
| Zack Vymazal | ... | trainee props |
| Noel Walsh | ... | prop master |
Sound Department
| Ray Beckett | ... | sound recordist |
| Ben Brazier | ... | dialogue / foley editor |
| Kevin Brazier | ... | sound editor |
| Robert Brazier | ... | foley recordist / sound effects editor |
| Andrew Caller | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Steve Carr | ... | sound transfer |
| Sue Harding | ... | foley artist |
| MacDarragh Lambe | ... | sound trainee |
| Rolf Martens | ... | sound mix technician |
| Peter Murphy | ... | boom operator (as Pete Murphy) |
| Samuel Rouillard | ... | dubbing room technician |
| Ian Tapp | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rowena Wilkinson | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Warwick Boole | ... | special effects technician |
| Paul Dunn | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Danny Hargreaves | ... | special effects supervisor: Real SFX |
| Ceri Hughes | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Gareth Jolly | ... | special effects technician |
Stunts
| Paul Heasman | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Will Akbar | ... | vt operator |
| Joss Barratt | ... | stills photographer |
| Ron Coe | ... | additional focus puller |
| Andy Cole | ... | gaffer |
| Sarah Cunningham | ... | additional camera operator |
| Matt Fisher | ... | additional camera operator |
| Robert Flood | ... | additional clapper loader (as Rob Flood) |
| Tommy Griffin | ... | camera trainee |
| Martin Holland | ... | electrician |
| Léo Lefèvre | ... | clapper loader |
| Louise MacEllin | ... | additional focus puller (as Louise McEllin) |
| Simon Magee | ... | best boy |
| Gus Meehan | ... | rushes runner |
| Andrew O'Reilly | ... | focus puller |
| Rory O'Riordan | ... | additional clapper loader |
| John Parsons | ... | playback |
| Joachim Philippe | ... | clapper loader |
| Laurent Van Eijs | ... | electrician |
| Bernard Walsh | ... | stills photographer |
Casting Department
| Nicola Conlon | ... | crowd casting assistant |
| Caroline Stewart | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Connor Dalton | ... | daily costume trainee |
| Judith Devlin | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Bébhínn McGrath | ... | costume trainee |
| Slawek Narwid | ... | costume trainee (as Slawomir Narwid) |
| Caoimhe Stack | ... | costume assistant |
| Cathy Young | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Kieran Hennessy | ... | key location scout |
| Jim King | ... | locations assistant |
| Niall Martin | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Geoff Alexander | ... | orchestration (as Geoffrey Alexander) |
| Jonathan Allen | ... | music recorded and mixed by |
| Harry Bradley | ... | music arrangement |
| Paul Carter | ... | lyricist |
| Paul Clarvis | ... | score: musician percussion |
| Dermot Crehan | ... | score: musician violin |
| Andrew Crowley | ... | score: musician trumpet |
| Gregory Daly | ... | flute |
| David Daniels | ... | score: musician celli |
| Gearoid Devane | ... | music arrangement |
| Edain Ni Dhomhnaill | ... | irish music coordinator |
| Stephen Doherty | ... | musician |
| Steve Donnelly | ... | score: musician guitars/banjo |
| Andrew Findon | ... | score: musician Irish flute (as Andy Findon) |
| Fiachra Guihen | ... | harp |
| Gerry Harrington | ... | music arrangement |
| Charlie Harris | ... | accordion |
| Lewis Jones | ... | protools operator |
| Skaila Kanga | ... | score: musician harp |
| Tony Lewis | ... | score: musician celli |
| Cónan Marren | ... | musician |
| Greg McAllister | ... | assistant score engineer |
| Brian McGrath | ... | keyboards / keyboards: banjo |
| Shane Meehan | ... | musician: irish fiddle |
| Liam O'Connor | ... | musician |
| Seamus O'Donnell | ... | saxophone: flute |
| Seamie O'Dowd | ... | score: musician guitar/fiddle |
| Fiachra O'Maolagáin | ... | harp: flute |
| John Parricelli | ... | score: musician guitars |
| Samuel Pegg | ... | music preparation |
| Steve Price | ... | music mixer |
| Richard Pryce | ... | irish music coordinator / score: musician double bass |
| Frank Ricotti | ... | score: musician percussion |
| Barnaby Robson | ... | score: musician clarinet |
| Carolynne Wyper | ... | orchestrator agent |
| Chris Laurence | ... | score: musician double bass (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Seeling Lafferty | ... | script clearance |
| Susanna Lenton | ... | script supervisor |
| Roger Smith | ... | script consultant |
Transportation Department
| Brendan Bradley | ... | vehicles |
| Michael Cassidy | ... | props driver |
| Tony Clark | ... | transport (as Tony Clarke) |
| Paul Fox | ... | transport |
| Liam Maguire | ... | props driver |
| John Malone | ... | vehicles |
Additional Crew
| Martin Butterworth | ... | title designer |
| Ann Cattrall | ... | production |
| Carey Chantelle | ... | dance choreographer (as Chantelle Carey) |
| Eddie Drew | ... | cattle wrangler |
| Jacqui Edwards | ... | archive researcher |
| John P Gleeson | ... | financing and tax advisor (as John Gleeson) |
| Laurence Granec | ... | press attaché: France |
| Edwina Guckian | ... | irish dance instructor |
| Bernard Hayes | ... | production |
| Roisin Henehan | ... | section 481 finance |
| Susan Holmes | ... | production coordinator |
| Crowe Horwath | ... | auditor |
| Zeke Lawless | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Dziko Marius | ... | catering crew (as Cziko Marius) |
| John McKenna | ... | armoury coordinator |
| Evelyn McLoughlin | ... | accountant |
| Niall McManus | ... | horse wrangler |
| Margaret Moggan | ... | production |
| Karine Ménard | ... | press attaché: France |
| Donal O'Driscoll | ... | historical advisor |
| John O'Sullivan | ... | insurance |
| Daniel Patachi | ... | catering crew |
| Habib Rahman | ... | accountant |
| Caillin Reynolds | ... | horse wrangler |
| John Reynolds | ... | horse wrangler |
| Nicoletta Roso | ... | catering crew (as Nicoleta Rosu) |
| Roy Samuelson | ... | audio description narrator |
| Tina Shadick | ... | senior production accountant |
| Jack Thomas-O'Brien | ... | production |
| Gary Walsh | ... | catering crew |
Thanks
| Deirdre Byrne | ... | thank you |
| Philip Delamere | ... | thank you |
| Emmanuel Esposito | ... | thank you |
| Johnny Gogan | ... | thank you |
| Jim Gralton | ... | thank you: and Paul and the Gralton family |
| Tom Hever | ... | thank you (as Fr. Tom Hever) |
| Chloe James | ... | thank you |
| Mary Jordan | ... | thank you |
| Finian Joyce | ... | thank you |
| Frank Kistemann | ... | thank you |
| Sharon McGourty | ... | thank you |
| Eamonn Murphy | ... | thank you |
| Clive Noakes | ... | thank you |
| Brenda O'Callaghan | ... | thank you |
| Risteard O'Domhnaill | ... | thank you |
| Susan O'Keeffe | ... | thank you |
| Donal O'Kelly | ... | thank you |
| Therese O'Loughlin | ... | thank you |
| Patrick O'Rourke | ... | thank you |
| Betty Purcell | ... | thank you |
| Francis Purcell | ... | thank you |
| Fabien Snoek | ... | thank you |
| Melody Urquhart | ... | thank you |
Production Companies
- Sixteen Films
- Why Not Productions
- Wild Bunch
- Element Pictures
- British Film Institute (BFI) (support)
- Film4 (support)
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board (support)
- France 2 Cinéma (support)
- Canal+ (support)
- Ciné+ (support)
- Le Pacte (support)
- Les Films du Fleuve (support)
- Longride (support)
- France Télévisions (support)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (support)
- BFI's Film Found (support)
- The Government of Ireland (support)
Distributors
- Entertainment One (2014) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2014) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- BIM Distribuzione (2014) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2014) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2014) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (2014) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Independenta Film (2014) (Romania) (theatrical)
- Le Pacte (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Pandora Film Verleih (2014) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Filmarti (2014) (Turkey)
- Filmcoopi (2014) (Switzerland)
- KVH Media Group (2014) (World-wide) (ships)
- Leopardo Filmes (2014) (Portugal)
- Mozinet (2014) (Hungary)
- Rialto Distribution (2014) (Australia)
- Rialto Distribution (2014) (New Zealand)
- Twin Pics (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Vértigo Films (2014) (Spain)
- Longride (2015) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2015) (United States) (theatrical)
- TriArt Film (2015) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Øst for Paradis (2015) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Pandora)
- Film1 (2015) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Babilla Ciné (2016) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- Best Film (2014) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Bíó Paradís (2015) (Iceland) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2015) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Film Europe Media (2014) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
- Film Europe (2015) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Fivia (2014) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
- Green Narae Media (2014) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Imovision (2015) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- M3 Film (2014) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- MRTN Media (2015) (Croatia) (theatrical)
- MegaCom Film (MCF) (2015) (Serbia) (theatrical)
- Métropole Films Distribution (2015) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Polyfilm Verleih (2014) (Austria) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- Wild Bunch (2014) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Key Grip Systems (grip equipment)
- Malde & Co. (auditors)
- Molinare Studio (post-production)
- Montclair Film Festival (festival)
- Pixar Animation Studios (edge numbering) (provided by)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1932, Jimmy Gralton is back home in the Irish countryside after 10 years of forced exile in the USA. His widowed mother Alice is happy, Jimmy's friends are happy, all the young people who enjoy dancing and singing are happy. Which is not the case of Father Sheridan, the local priest, nor of the village squire, nor of Dennis O'Keefe, the chief of the fascists. The reason is simple: Jimmy is a socialist activist. So when the "intruder" reopens the village hall, thus enabling the villagers to gather to sing, dance, paint, study, or box, they take a dim view of the whole thing. People who think and unite are difficult to manipulate, aren't they? From that moment on they will use every means possible to get rid of Jimmy and his "dangerous" hall. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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| Taglines | Where Anything Goes and Everyone Belongs See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR6,911,962 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The real Jimmy Gralton was the only Irishman ever deported from Ireland after Irish Independence. After the release of the film, a 2015 campaign (including an online petition) was started with the aim to rescind the deportation order and extend an official apology to his family. In 2016, this resulted in the President of Ireland stating the only deportation of an Irishman from Ireland was "wrong and indefensible." He unveiled a Gralton memorial at Effrinagh outside Carrick-on-Shannon, on the site where the hall once stood. The stone edifice, which tells Gralton's life story as a labor campaigner, was partially funded by the trade union movement. See more » |
| Goofs | Tobacco consumption (cigarettes, snuff and pipes) was extremely widespread at the time, yet none of the characters are seen to smoke, even at raucous social occasions. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Jimmy's Hall (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sugar Foot Strut See more » |
| Crazy Credits | At the end of a long list of people and organizations under the heading "Thank You" in the end credits, Dixie the horse, Cabundie the donkey, and Homer the three-legged dog are mentioned. See more » |
| Quotes |
James Gralton:
We need to take control of our lives again. Work for need, not for greed. And not just to survive like a dog, but to live. And to celebrate. And to dance, to sing, as free human beings. See more » |