Movie Description
Some Mother's Son
(1996)Overview
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.
Featured Crew
- Director : Terry George
- Producer : Arthur Lappin,Edward Burke,Jim Sheridan
- Writer : Jim Sheridan,Terry George
- Editor : Craig McKay
- Cast : Helen Mirren,Fionnula Flanagan,Aidan Gillen,David O'Hara,John Lynch,Tom Hollander,Tim Woodward,Ciarán Hinds,Geraldine O'Rawe,Gerard McSorley,Dan Gordon,Grainne Delany,Ciarán Fitzgerald,Robert Lang,Stephen Hogan,Peter Howitt,Bosco Hogan,Jimmy Keogh,John Kavanagh,Oliver Maguire,Doreen Keogh,Anna Megan,Hugh O'Donnell,John Higgins,Joan Sheehy,Mal Whyte,Alan Barry,Barry Cassin,Brian Mallon,Sean Lawlor,Michael Sherrie,James Hickey,Karen Carlisle,Fiona Higgins,Jer O'Leary,Tim McDonnell,Tony Flynn,Liam Byrne,Pat Mulryan,Valerie Roe,Deirdre McAliskey,Michael O'Sullivan,Jennifer Gibney,Robert Taylor,Kate Perry,Anthony Brophy,Mickey McEneaney,Patrick McEneaney,Gene Berrills,Ronan O'Donoghue,Richard Neilson,Richard Butler
Cast
Kathleen Quigley
Annie Higgins
Gerard Quigley
Frank Higgins
Bobby Sands
Farnsworth
Harrington
Danny Boyle
Alice Quigley
Father Daly
Inspector McPeake
Theresa Higgins
Liam Quigley
Government Minister
Young Turk
SAS Leader
British Captain
Jimmy Higgins
Cardinal
Frank Maguire
Mother Superior
Rosie Quigley
Paddy
John Deegan
Woman Searcher #1
Barrister
Judge
Prosecutor
Prison Officer Jones
Platoon Leader
Assistant Governor
Young Son
Prisoner's Girlfriend
Prisoner's Sister
Hunger Striker #1
Hunger Striker #2
Cyclist
Prisoner Murphy
IRA Man #1
Girl in Farnsworth's Office
Woman in Court
Prison Officer Davis
Woman Searcher #2
Election Agent
Prison Officer's Widow
Prisoner's Leader
Merry Mac
Merry Mac
Merry Mac
Radio Announcer
Radio Announcer
MP (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleSome Mother's Son
Status Released
Release Information
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1996-09-13
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 52m
Production CompaniesHell's Kitchen,Castle Rock Entertainment
Genres
- Drama
- History
