Directed by:
Alan ParkerCinematography:
Michael SeresinComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Pauline McLynn, Eanna MacLiam, Des McAleer, Johnny Murphy, Kerry Condon, Gerard McSorley, Alan Parker, Martin Benson (more)Plots(1)
When eldest son Frank's baby sister dies and father Malachy (Robert Carlyle) can find no work, the McCourt family is forced to leave America and return to their native Ireland, where conditions are even more destitute than in Brooklyn. Malachy's northern accent is frowned upon in Limerick, keeping him on welfare and the family living in poverty. Things turn even more sour when two more children die and Malachy leaves the family to go to work (or, better yet, drink) in England. He never returns. Frank struggles through the poverty and his new role as man of the house, but throughout the seeming hopelessness his dream of traveling to America keeps him determined and optimistic. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Michael Legge
Ireland
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Omagh (2004) (TV movie)
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Pat McGrath
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Spy Game (2001)
Once (2007)
J.J. Murphy
UK
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Cal (1984)
Mickybo and Me (2004)
![Stephen Marcus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/529/161529682_70a759.jpg)
Stephen Marcus
UK
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
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![Shay Gorman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530901_a7472a.jpg)
Shay Gorman
Ireland
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Angela's Ashes (1999)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
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Ray McBride
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Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Maigret (1991) (series)
Ciaran Owens
Ireland
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Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Shane Murray-Corcoran
Ireland
Best movies:
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Frank McCourt
USA
Best movies:
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Ronnie Masterson
Ireland
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Viviana Verveen
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Angela's Ashes (1999)
Nathan Slattery
Ireland
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Maria McDermottroe
Ireland
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Angela's Ashes (1999)
The Boxer (1997)
The Dead (1987)
Danny O'Carroll
Ireland
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Angela's Ashes (1999)
When the Sky Falls (2000)
Frankie McCafferty
Ireland
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Liam Carney
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
The Commitments (1991)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Mark O'Regan
Best movies:
The Commitments (1991)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Into the West (1992)
Garrett Keogh
Best movies:
Excalibur (1981)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Evelyn (2002)
Birdy Sweeney
UK
Best movies:
The Crying Game (1992)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
The Snapper (1993) (TV movie)
Shane Smith
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)