The Commitments

The Commitments (1991)Cast and Crew

Movie"They had nothing to lose, they risked it all."

Cast

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Robert Arkins
as Jimmy Rabbitte
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Michael Aherne
as Steven Clifford
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Angeline Ball
as Imelda Quirke
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Maria Doyle Kennedy
as Natalie Murphy
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Dave Finnegan
as Mickah Wallace
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Bronagh Gallagher
as Bernie McGloughlin
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Glen Hansard
as Outspan Foster
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Félim Gormley
as Dean Fay
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Johnny Murphy
as Joey 'The Lips' Fagan
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Dick Massey
as Billy Mooney
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Andrew Strong
as Deco Cuffe
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Ken McCluskey
as Derek Scully
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Colm Meaney
as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
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Anne Kent
as Mrs. Rabbitte
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Andrea Corr
as Sharon Rabbitte
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Gerard Cassoni
as Darren Rabbitte
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Ruth Fairclough
as Rabbitte Twin
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Lindsay Fairclough
as Rabbitte Twin
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Ger Ryan
as Pawnbroker
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Liam Carney
as Duffy
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Mark O'Regan
as Father Molloy
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Phelim Drew
as Roddy the Reporter
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Sean Hughes
as Dave from Eeijit Records
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Philip Bredin
as Ray
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Aoife Lawless
as Imelda's Sister
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Lance Daly
as Kid with Harmonica
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Conor Malone
as Protest Song Singer
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Jezz Bell
as Heavy Metal Singer
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Colm MacConiomare
as Fiddler
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Emily Dawson
as Punk Girl Singer
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Dave Kane
as Coconuts Trio
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Kristel Harris
as Coconuts Trio
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Maria Place
as Coconuts Trio
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Brian MacAodha
as Uileann Pipe Player
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Tricia Smith
as Les Miserables Singer
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Canice William
as Smiths' Song Singer
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Patrick Foy
as Cajun Trio
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Jody Campbell
as Cajun Trio
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Allan Murray
as Cajun Trio
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Eanna MacLiam
as Failed Drug Buyer
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Philomena Kavanagh
as Rabbittes Neighbour
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Peter Rowen
as Shy Skateboard Auditioner
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Eamonn O'Conner
as Only De Lonely Singer
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Maura O'Malley
as Joey's Mother
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Blaise Smith
as Pool Hall Manager
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Derek Herbert
as Duffy's Sidekick
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Owen O'Gorman
as Duffy's Sidekick
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Pat Leavy
as Unemployment Official
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John Cronin
as Kid with Horse
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Rynagh O'Grady
as Bernie's Mother
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Sheila Flitton
as Church Cleaner
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Michael Bolger
as Community Centre Kid
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Mick Nolan
as Imelda's Father
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Eileen Reid
as Imelda's Mother
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Bob Navan
as Regency Pub Barman
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Derek Duggan
as Photographer
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Paddy O'Connor
as Rock Salmon Man
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Jim Corr
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
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Larry Hogan
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
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Bernard Keelan
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
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Ronan Hardiman
as Dancehall Manager
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Mikel Murfi
as Music Journalist
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Josylen Lyons
as Deco's Fan
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Winston Dennis
as Man in Limo
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Alan Parker
as Eejit Record Producer
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Paul Bushnell
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer
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Sharon Corr
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
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Caroline Corr
as (uncredited)
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Michael O'Reilly
as Greg

Crew

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Alan Parker
Director
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Dick Clement
Screenplay
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Ian La Frenais
Screenplay
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Roddy Doyle
Screenplay
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Lynda Myles
Producer
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Roger Randall-Cutler
Producer
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Wilson Pickett
Original Music Composer
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Gale Tattersall
Director of Photography
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Gerry Hambling
Editor
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Roddy Doyle
Novel
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Tom Perry
Sound
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David Appleby
Still Photographer
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Tom Rosenberg
Executive Producer
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Souter Harris
Executive Producer
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Armyan Bernstein
Executive Producer
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Marc Abraham
Co-Producer
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Dick Clement
Co-Producer
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Ian La Frenais
Co-Producer
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David Wimbury
Line Producer
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John Hubbard
Casting
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Ros Hubbard
Casting
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Brian Morris
Production Design
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Arden Gantly
Art Direction
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Mark Geraghty
Art Direction
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Karen Brookes
Set Decoration
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Penny Rose
Costume Design
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Peter Frampton
Makeup Supervisor

The Barrytown Trilogy

The Barrytown Trilogy is an Irish comedy-drama media franchise centered on the Rabbittes, a working-class family from Barrytown, Dublin. It began in 1988 when Beacon Pictures and 20th Century Fox bought the rights to the 1987 novel The Commitments by Roddy Doyle shortly after it was published. The book was successful, as was Alan Parker's 1991 film adaptation. The film received cult status and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made. In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked the film at number 38 on its list of the "100 best British films of the century", based on votes from 1,000 leading figures of the film industry. A sequel novel, The Snapper, was published in 1990, followed by a film adaptation in 1993. A third novel, The Van, was published and shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, followed by a film adaptation in 1996.