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Brendan Behan
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Borstal Boy
“As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.”
15 · 22 Mar 2001 · 91 min · English
Drama
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The film
Synopsis
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.
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On screen
Cast & characters
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
Jock
Ian McElhinney
Verreker
Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce
Mark Huberman
Mac
Lee Ingleby
Dale
Ronnie Drew
Customs man
E
Eamon Glancy
Manning
D
Dennis Conway
Holmes
P
Patricia Leventon
Landlady
J
John O'Toole
Whitbread
Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- Peter Sheridan
- Writing
- Brendan Behan, Nye Heron, Peter Sheridan
- Cinematography
- Ciarán Tanham
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