Dancing at Lughnasa

Sep 4, 1998

1h 36m

★ 5.9

Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.

Overview

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

RTÉ

Film4 Productions

Dancing at Lughnasa Trailers

Cast

Kate Mundy

Meryl Streep

Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy

Catherine McCormack

Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy

Brid Brennan

Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy

Kathy Burke

Rose 'Rosie' Mundy

Sophie Thompson

Father Jack Mundy

Michael Gambon

Gerry Evans

Rhys Ifans

Danny Bradley

Lorcan Cranitch

Michael 'Mike' Mundy

Darrell Johnston

Father Carlin

John Kavanagh

Vera McLoughlin

Marie Mullen

Sophie McLoughlin

Dawn Bradfield

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