Sweety Barret is a big man with a gentle nature, who is not exactly known for his brain power. He loses his job with a travelling circus and is stranded in an Irish village, where he gets caught up in a local vendetta.
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Title: Sweety Barrett (1998)
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| Brendan O'Carroll | ... | Rissolli | |
| Brendan Gleeson | ... | Sweety Barrett | |
| Tony Rohr | ... | Flick Hennessy | |
| Andrew Scott | ... | Danny | |
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Agnes Bernelle | ... | Mrs. Walsh |
| Frankie McCafferty | ... | Arthur Meany | |
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Kevin Flood | ... | Fisherman |
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Lynda Steadman | ... | Anne King |
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Dylan Murphy | ... | Conor King |
| Liam Cunningham | ... | Detective Bone | |
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Dawn Bradfield | ... | Mary the Waitress |
| Cillian Murphy | ... | Pat the Barman | |
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Dean Griffin | ... | Hey-Horse Kid |
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Raymond Kean | ... | Uniform One |
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Mikel Murfi | ... | Uniform Two |
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Sweety Barret is a big man with a gentle nature, who is not exactly known for his brain power. He loses his job with a travelling circus and is stranded in an Irish village, where he gets caught up in a local vendetta.
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Written by Charles Warfield/Claranco Williams
Performed by Vic Damone
By kind permission of MCA Music and Redwood Music and courtesy of Capitol Records
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Baby Won't You Please Come HomeWritten by Charles Warfield/Claranco Williams
Performed by Vic Damone
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16 April 1999 (Ireland) See more »Also Known As:
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This was a selection in the Seattle Int'l Film Festival this year. A parallel to 'Sling Blade' can obviously be drawn, but Brendan Gleeson's excellent performance as the wide-eyed, lumbering Sweety and a not-entirely-expected ending make up for remaining deficiencies. A touching film.