The Tiger's Tail

Sep 26, 2006

1h 47m

★ 5.8

When your past is a lie... and your future is not your own.

Overview

After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Fern Gully Tales

Merlin Films

National Lottery

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

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Cast

Liam O'Leary

Brendan Gleeson

Jane O'Leary

Kim Cattrall

Father Andy

Ciarán Hinds

Oona O'Leary

Sinéad Cusack

Declan Murray

Sean McGinley

Ursula

Angeline Ball

Sally

Cathy Belton

Bertie Brennan

Denis Conway

Felim

Ned Dennehy

Maeve - Liam's Mother

Moira Deady

Male nurse

Michael Fitzgerald

Connor O'Leary

Brian Gleeson

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