Borstal Boy

Released

March 22, 2001

Runtime: 1h 31m

Borstal Boy
EnglishDrama

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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Cast & Crew

  • 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

  • MH

    Mark Huberman

    Mac

  • Lee Ingleby

    Lee Ingleby

    Dale

  • Ronnie Drew

    Ronnie Drew

    Customs man

  • EG

    Eamon Glancy

    Manning

  • DC

    Dennis Conway

    Holmes

  • PL

    Patricia Leventon

    Landlady

  • JO

    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

  • OS

    Owen Sharpe

    Albert

  • VN

    Viko Nikci

    Jerzy

  • PS

    Peter Sheridan

    Director

  • PS

    Peter Sheridan

    Writer

  • NH

    Nye Heron

    Writer

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