Borstal Boy (2001)

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.

Directed by Peter Sheridan1h 31mDrama

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.

Rated
NR
Year
2001
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
22 March 2001
TMDB
6.2 (54)
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Shawn Hatosy
Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
Robin Laing
Jock
Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney
Verreker
Eva Birthistle
Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce
Mark Huberman
Mark Huberman
Mac
Lee Ingleby
Lee Ingleby
Dale
Ronnie Drew
Ronnie Drew
Customs man
E
Eamon Glancy
Manning
D
Dennis Conway
Holmes
P
Patricia Leventon
Landlady
J
John O'Toole
Whitbread
Luke Hayden
Luke Hayden
Alex
Michael York
Michael York
Joyce
Mark Lambert
Mark Lambert
Chief Dixon
Eoin Slattery
Eoin Slattery
James
O
Owen Sharpe
Albert
V
Viko Nikci
Jerzy
Lukas Hassel
Lukas Hassel
Kydd
Arthur Riordan
Arthur Riordan
Liberian
Brian de Salvo
Brian de Salvo
Judge Goddard
Jer O'Leary
Jer O'Leary
Republican in Court
J
Joe Taylor
Mortimer
T
Tony Coleman
Cragg
Luke Griffin
Luke Griffin
Miller
G
Garret Deady
Borstal Boy
D
Darren Donohue
Borstal Boy
W
William Fitzpatrick
Borstal Boy
D
David Hynes
Borstal Boy
K
Keith Murtagh
Borstal Boy
J
Jim Byrne
Parson
T
Trevor Hanly
Soldier
G
Gerry Browne
Sentry
G
Gerald Davis
Rabbi
R
Robert Price
First Lieutenant
B
Barry Dobson
Priest (uncredited)
D
David Johnston
IRA man (uncredited)
R
Rita Marie Lawlor
Prostitute (uncredited)

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