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Director:
Terence Ryan
Writers:
Jamie Brown (screenplay) and
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Contact:
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Release Date:
21 April 1998 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Tagline:
There's more to war than taking sides.
Plot:
In 1941, as part of an effort to remain strictly neutral, the Dublin government made a deal with both Berlin and London whereby any soldier... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Bill Campbell ... Miles Keogh
Chris 'Kit' Ryan ... Colin Parker (as Christopher Ryan)
Jean Butler ... Mattie Guerin

Gabriel Byrne ... Sean O'Brien
Hal Fowler ... Pilot Officer Bunnty Winthrop
Anders Jillybo ... Larsen (as J. Anders Jillebo)
Alistair McLeod ... Marshall (Navigator) (as Alister McLeod)

Tim Hayes ... Wallsh (Bombadier)
Joe McGann ... Captain Deegan
Anthony Madigan ... Policeman
Conor Breen ... First Guard

Angus Macfadyen ... Count Rudolph von Stegenbek

B.J. Hogg ... Sean (as B J Hogg)
Trevor Nelson ... Seamus (as Colom Doherty)
John Gordon Sinclair ... Richard Lewis
Hugh Vyvyan ... Henshaw

William McNamara ... Sam Gunn
Jérôme Pradon ... Ricard (as Jerome Pradon)
Mathew Idiens ... Festner (as Matthew Idiens)
Marc Sinden ... Group Captain White

Oliver Tobias ... Hans Jorg Wolff
Peter Woodward ... Captain Stossel

Gedeon Burkhard ... Krach

Marek Vasut ... Krach
Rupert Wickham ... Preuss
Simon Butimore ... Man with cart (as Simon Buttimore)
Magnus McLeod ... Olenski
Matthew Penry-Davey ... Bauer
Jack O'Dwyer ... Michael
James Tiernan Ryan ... Boy at the races (as James Ryan)
Clifford Hadyn-Tovey ... Horse owner
Alan Barry ... Mr. Guerin
Aine Ni Mhuiri ... Nonie
David Artus ... Scarred Flier

Niels-Bruno Schmidt ... Schmidt (as Niels Bruno Schmidt)
Illiam Jones ... Young boy
Sharon Shannon ... Musician: Accordeon Player
Donal Lunny ... Musician: Bodhran player
Nollaig Casey ... Musician: Fiddle Player
Brendán de Gallaí ... Irish Dancer (as Brendan Galway)
Steven Byrne ... Irish Dancer (as Stephen Byrne)
Lorcan Murphy ... Irish Dancer
Kevin McCormack ... Irish Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Peberoy ... Veterinary (as Michael Peberdy)
Gerald Henderson ... Dancer (uncredited)
Terry Royce ... Motorbike Rider (uncredited)
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Directed by
Terence Ryan 
 
Writing credits
Jamie Brown (screenplay) and
Terence Ryan (screenplay)

Susan Morrall (additional material)

Produced by
Jamie Brown .... co-producer
Gabriel Byrne .... co-producer
W. Paterson Ferns .... associate producer (as Pat Ferns)
Jo Gilbert .... associate producer
Alan Latham .... producer
Paul Madigan .... producer
Stephen Margolis .... associate producer
Kristi Prenn .... executive producer
Terence Ryan .... producer
Bernie Stampfer .... producer
Mohammed Yusef .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Richard Hartley 
 
Cinematography by
Gerry Lively 
 
Film Editing by
Emma E. Hickox 
 
Casting by
Jo Gilbert 
 
Production Design by
Steve Hardie 
 
Art Direction by
Shane Kenny 
 
Set Decoration by
Peta Button 
 
Costume Design by
David Murphy 
 
Makeup Department
Sandra Exelby .... chief makeup
Mike Lockey .... hair stylist
Mike Lockey .... makeup artist
Carolyn Wills .... hair stylist
Carolyn Wills .... makeup artist
Anita Holmes-Moon .... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Ray Freeborn .... production manager
Michael Harm .... unit manager
Chris Joyce .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Bennett .... assistant director
James Gibb .... second assistant director
Emma Griffiths .... third assistant director
Arthur Wooster .... second unit director
 
Art Department
John Davey .... scenic painter
Peter Nodwell .... construction manager
Terry Royce .... stand-by props
Charlotte Taylor .... property buyer
 
Sound Department
Peter Lennard .... sound effects editor
John Martyn .... boom operator
Teddy Mason .... adr editor
Barry Reed .... sound mixer
Barry Reed .... sound
Rupert Scrivener .... sound re-recording mixer
Alan Whibley .... sound effects supervisor
 
Special Effects by
Stefano Pepin .... special effects technician
 
Stunts
Tony Smart .... stunt arranger
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Ditch .... camera operator
Warren Ewen .... best boy
Gwilym Hoosen-Owen .... electrician
Rupert Lloyd-Parry .... key grip
Graham Mathews .... crane operator
Pat Miller .... gaffer: second unit
Ray Moore .... camera focus
Chris 'Kit' Ryan .... assistant camera
Adam Santelli .... gaffer
Arthur Wooster .... camera operator: second unit
 
Animation Department
Alex Brindley .... background artist
 
Casting Department
Jo Gilbert .... casting: UK
Donald Paul Pemrick .... casting: USA
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tim Guthrie .... wardrobe assistant
Dianne Murphy .... wardrobe supervisor
William Steggle .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Nasereen Chafekar .... post-production coordinator
 
Transportation Department
Peter Bridge .... transportation manager
 
Other crew
Jean Butler .... choreographer
Nasereen Chafekar .... assistant to producer
Cathy Doubleday .... script supervisor
Suzanne Freeborn .... production nurse
Clifford Hadyn-Tovey .... location manager
Robert McDonald .... assistant accountant
Steve Monchar .... production runner
Claire Peberdy .... production assistant
Matthew Penry-Davey .... crowd control
Julian Ryan .... assistant location manager
Julie Singleton .... production coordinator
Dianne Twiddy .... production accountant
Peter Woodward .... fight director
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language, violence and sensuality.
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Netherlands:16 | USA:PG-13 | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Isle of Man more
Company:
Opix Films more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (#1.1)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
She Walks Through the Fair more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
A Couple of Yanks in the RAF, 22 September 2005
Author: JoeytheBrit from www.moviemoviesite.com

The Brylcreem Boys takes as its subject matter a fascinating true situation but doesn't really seem to know what to do with it. Set in the neutral Republic of Ireland during WWII the story revolves around a group of British and German servicemen who find themselves interned in the same POW camp, separated by only a thin strip of land between two fortified fences through which they trade insults. And that's pretty much it, really. There's an unremarkable romance between a Canadian serving in the British RAF (Bill Campbell) and a comely local lass (Jean Butler), and a predictably resolved rivalry between him and German officer Count Rudolph von Stegenbek (Angus McFadyen), but for most of the movie you get the impression that the writers didn't really know what to do with the subject matter.

The basic premise would seem to lend itself to a comedy in the vein of an old Ealing production: a prison camp from which none of the allied forces wish to escape, where their pay slips are received monthly, from which they receive day-passes to visit the local race meetings, and in which the only bars are the type that serve pints of beer. The comic possibilities would seem endless but the humour here is almost non-existent, as are any elements of suspense or tension, and the writers seem to approach certain aspects that could be of interest – the effect on Stegenbek of learning that his comrades slaughtered a French farming family who shielded Keogh (Campbell) for example – only to back off once the ground work is complete. The inevitable escape attempt, when it finally arrives, is glossed over in a few scenes, and the fate of the principals announced by a voice-over. All in all, while the film has some entertainment value, it's a big disappointment. And for my money any film about British POWs that casts a couple of actors from Charlottesville, Virginia and Dallas, Texas as the lead RAF characters has irreparably compromised itself from the outset.

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