The butcher boy

DVD 2007

With a temperamental father and a suicidal mother, a bright young Dublin boy grows increasingly demented and homicidal. Moving in and out of insane asylums, he kills off neighbors who sully the name of his family, while experiencing visions of a saintly angel.

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ISBN:

9780790799766

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A

Notes:

Based on the novel of the same title by Patrick McCabe
For specific added features see container or interactive features menu while viewing disc
Executive producer, Neil Jordan ; film editor, Tony Lawson ; music, Elliott Goldenthal ; director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; narrator, Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Niall Buggy, Brendan Gleeson, Andrew Fullerton, Aisling O'Sullivan, Ian Hart, Patrick McCabe, Sinead O'Connor
DVD ; widescreen presentation
For private home use only

Control Number:

523147

UPC:

012569585638

Other Authors:

Boyle, Alan, 1984-
Fullerton, Andrew
Hart, Ian, 1964-
Jordan, Neil, 1950-
McCabe, Pat, 1955-
O'Connor, Sinéad
O'Sullivan, Aisling
Owens, Eamonn, 1983-
Rea, Stephen
Shaw, Fiona, 1958-
Warner Home Video (Firm)

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