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The Brylcreem Boys

  • 19981998
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
610
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Gabriel Byrne in The Brylcreem Boys (1998)
DramaRomanceWar
In 1941, as part of an effort to remain strictly neutral, the Dublin government made a deal with both Berlin and London whereby any soldier, sailor or pilot captured on Irish soil, whether o... Read allIn 1941, as part of an effort to remain strictly neutral, the Dublin government made a deal with both Berlin and London whereby any soldier, sailor or pilot captured on Irish soil, whether of German or Allied forces, would be interned for the duration of the war. What the Irish f... Read allIn 1941, as part of an effort to remain strictly neutral, the Dublin government made a deal with both Berlin and London whereby any soldier, sailor or pilot captured on Irish soil, whether of German or Allied forces, would be interned for the duration of the war. What the Irish failed to tell was that they would intern everybody in the same camp. It is here that Canad... Read all
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    • Terence Ryan
    • Jamie Brown(screenplay)
    • Susan Morrall(screenplay)
    • Terence Ryan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Billy Campbell
    • Chris 'Kit' Ryan
    • Jean Butler
    • Terence Ryan
    • Jamie Brown(screenplay)
    • Susan Morrall(screenplay)
    • Terence Ryan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Billy Campbell
    • Chris 'Kit' Ryan
    • Jean Butler
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    • 18User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Billy Campbell
    Billy Campbell
    • Miles Keogh
    • (as Bill Campbell)
    Chris 'Kit' Ryan
    • Colin Parker
    • (as Christopher Ryan)
    Jean Butler
    • Mattie Guerin
    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Commandant O'Brien
    Hal Fowler
    Hal Fowler
    • Bunty Winthrop
    Anders Jillybo
    • Sten Larsen
    • (as J. Anders Jillebo)
    Alistair McLeod
    • Sergeant Marshall
    • (as Alister McLeod)
    Tim Hayes
    Tim Hayes
    • Sergeant Walsh
    Joe McGann
    Joe McGann
    • Captain Deegan
    Anthony Madigan
    • Policeman
    Conor Breen
    • 1st Guard
    Angus Macfadyen
    Angus Macfadyen
    • Rudolph von Stegenbek
    B.J. Hogg
    • Sean
    • (as B J Hogg)
    Trevor Nelson
    • Seamus
    • (as Colom Doherty)
    Simon Butimore
    • Man with Cart
    • (as Simon Buttimore)
    John Gordon Sinclair
    John Gordon Sinclair
    • Richard Lewis
    Hugh Vyvyan
    • Henshaw
    Jérôme Pradon
    Jérôme Pradon
    • Ricard
    • (as Jerome Pradon)
      • Terence Ryan
      • Jamie Brown(screenplay)
      • Susan Morrall(screenplay) (additional material)
      • Terence Ryan(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Although set in Ireland, the film was actually shot on the Isle of Man.
    • Goofs
      Although the main RAF character is a Canadian Wellington pilot in 1941, in the baseball scene, he's wearing a US Army Air Corps' mechanic's summer cap, circa 1942.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      She Walks Through the Fair
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      Performed by Jenny Howe

    User reviews18

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    10/10
    Great film and location
    I thoroughly enjoyed the film. The location, although set in Ireland, was actually filmed mostly at Jurby Airfield on the Isle of Man, which is an old RAF station and in many ways still as shown in the film. The shot of the cottage by the beach at Niarbyl is the same one used as Ned Devines cottage in Waking Ned.
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    • Aug 3, 2000

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1999 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Man
    • Production companies
      • Isle of Man Film Commission
      • Opix Films
      • Rough Magic Films
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Color

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