The Last of the High Kings (1996)
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.
Director:
David Keating
Writers:
David Keating, Gabriel Byrne.
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Jared Leto as Frankie Griffin |
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Catherine O'Hara as Cathleen |
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Christina Ricci as Erin |
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Gabriel Byrne as Jack Griffin |
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Stephen Rea as Cab Driver |
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Colm Meaney as Jim Davern |
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Lorraine Pilkington as Jayne Wayne |
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Jason Barry as Nelson Fitzgerald |
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Emily Mortimer as Romy Thomas |
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Karl Hayden as Hopper Delaney |
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Ciarán Fitzgerald as Noelie Griffin |
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Renee Weldon as Maggie Griffin |
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Des Braiden as Teacher |
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Darren Monks as Davy Dudley |
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Peter Keating as Ray Griffin |
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Alexandra Haughey as Dawn Griffin |
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Vincent Walsh as Bobby Gallo |
| Directing | David Keating | Director |
| Editing | Ray Lovejoy | Editor |
| Production | Lars Kolvig | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tim Palmer | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Convertino | Music |
| Production | Keith Northrop | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Bernd Heinl | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Wolstenholme | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Feldsher | Co-Executive Producer |
| Art | Frank Conway | Production Design |
| Production | Gabriel Byrne | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Alan Moloney | Co-Producer |
| Production | Martha O'Neill | Co-Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Co-Executive Producer |
| Art | Padraig O'Neill | Set Decoration |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Co-Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ferdia MacAnna | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Production | Nuala Moiselle | Casting |
| Art | John Paul Kelly | Art Direction |
| Writing | David Keating | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gabriel Byrne | Screenplay |