The Butcher Boy (1998) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Neil Jordan.

Cast

Eamonn Owens as Francie Brady
Alan Boyle as Joe Purcell
Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Nugent
Stephen Rea as Da Brady
Ian Hart as Uncle Arlo
Peter Gowen as Leddy
Sean McGinley as Sergeant
Aisling O'Sullivan as Ma Brady
John Kavanagh as Dr. Boyd
Andrew Fullerton as Phillip Nugent
Rosaleen Linehan as Mrs. Canning
Anita Reeves as Mrs. Coyle
Sinéad O'Connor as Our Lady/Colleen
Brendan Gleeson as Father Bubbles
Milo O'Shea as Father Sullivan
Niall Buggy as Father Dom
Ardal O'Hanlon as Mr Purcell
Tom Hickey as Gardener
Gina Moxley as Mary
Joe Pilkington as Charlie McGlone
Anne O'Neill as Mrs McGlone
John Olohan as Mr Nugent
Mikel Murfi as Buttsy
Brendan Conroy as Devlin
Jer O'Leary as Dublin Man
Pat Leavy as Dublin Cafe Woman
Janet Moran as Dublin Shopkeeper
Paraic Breathnach as Man on Tractor
Gregg Fitzgerald as Bogman #1
John Finegan as Bogman #2
Gavin Kelty as Bogman #3
Eoin Chaney as Bogman #4
Tony Rohr as Bogman in Mental Hospital
Dermot Healy as Bogman in Hospital
Sean Hughes as Psychiatrist #1
Gerard McSorley as Psychiatrist #2
Birdy Sweeney as Man in Well
Ronan Wilmot as Policeman
Pat McCabe as Jimmy the Skite
Marie Mullen as Mrs Thompson

Crew

Neil Jordan — Screenplay
Neil Jordan — Director
Pat McCabe — Screenplay
Pat McCabe — Novel
Redmond Morris — Producer
Elliot Goldenthal — Original Music Composer
Stephen Woolley — Producer
Adrian Biddle — Director of Photography

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