Borstal Boy
"As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape."
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
Languages
Irish, English
Status
Released
Budget
$100,000
Box Office
$87,400
Who's In It
Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
Jock
Ian McElhinney
Verreker
Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce
Lee Ingleby
Dale
Ronnie Drew
Customs man
Luke Hayden
Alex
Michael York
Joyce
Mark Lambert
Chief Dixon
Eoin Slattery
James
Lukas Hassel
Kydd
Arthur Riordan
Liberian
Brian de Salvo
Judge Goddard
Jer O'Leary
Republican in Court
Luke Griffin
Miller
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