Borstal Boy
“As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.”
6.2(55)20011h 31mEnglish
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.
- Director
- Peter Sheridan
- Writers
- Peter Sheridan, Nye Heron
- Status
- Released
Where to Watch
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Cast
Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
Jock
Ian McElhinney
Verreker
Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce
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Mark Huberman
Mac
Lee Ingleby
Dale
Ronnie Drew
Customs man
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Eamon Glancy
Manning
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Dennis Conway
Holmes
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Patricia Leventon
Landlady
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John O'Toole
Whitbread
Luke Hayden
Alex
Michael York
Joyce
Mark Lambert
Chief Dixon
Eoin Slattery
James
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Owen Sharpe
Albert
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Viko Nikci
Jerzy
Lukas Hassel
Kydd
Arthur Riordan
Liberian
