Angela's Ashes

Dec 25, 1999

2h 25m

★ 7.3

The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.

Overview

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Paramount Pictures

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

David Brown Productions

Dirty Hands Productions

Scott Rudin Productions

Angela's Ashes Trailers

Cast

Angela McCourt

Emily Watson

Malachy McCourt

Robert Carlyle

Young Frank

Joe Breen

Older Frank

Michael Legge

Middle Frank

Ciarán Owens

Grandma Sheehan

Ronnie Masterson

Aunt Aggie

Pauline McLynn

Uncle Pa Keating

Liam Carney

Uncle Pat

Eanna MacLiam

Young Malachy

Shane Murray-Corcoran

Middle Malachy

Devon Murray

Older Malachy

Peter Halpin

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