Watch Borstal Boy (2001) Official Trailer
As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.
6.2 / 10 IMDb March 22, 2001 1h 31m
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
Runtime
1h 31m
Release Date
March 22, 2001
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Budget
$100,000
Revenue
$87,400
Languages
Irish, English
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Cast
Shawn Hatosy
as Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
as Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
as Jock
Ian McElhinney
as Verreker
Eva Birthistle
as Liz Joyce
Mark Huberman
as Mac
Lee Ingleby
as Dale
Ronnie Drew
as Customs man
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Eamon Glancy
as Manning
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Dennis Conway
as Holmes
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Patricia Leventon
as Landlady
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John O'Toole
as Whitbread
Luke Hayden
as Alex
Michael York
as Joyce
Mark Lambert
as Chief Dixon
Eoin Slattery
as James
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Owen Sharpe
as Albert
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Viko Nikci
as Jerzy
Lukas Hassel
as Kydd
Arthur Riordan
as Liberian
Production Companies
Dakota Films
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