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Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
2003 0h 16m EN
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★8.0TMDB · 2
Science Fiction
Synopsis
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Short film combining the true life event of Che Guevara's stopover at Shannon Airport with Science Fiction elements involving the Invisible Man.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
John Hurt
Man from Maybury Hill
Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Beth
Karl Shiels
Che Guevara
Vincent Fegan
Aide to Che
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Anthony Byrne
- Writers
- Anthony Byrne
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The take
Anthony Byrne directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Released 23 years ago.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5John Hurt and Fiona O'Shaughnessy and Karl Shiels carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0401641 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Production design
- Sinead Kavanagh
- Costume design
- Judith Williams
- Makeup / hair
- Louise Myler
- Runtime
- 16 min · 0h 16m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $80,000
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Anthony Byrne
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- Associate ProducerLindsay Campbell
- ProducerBrian Willis
- MusicNiall Byrne
- CinematographyDes Whelan
- Production DesignSinead Kavanagh
- Art DirectionSteven Kingston
- Costume DesignJudith Williams
- Makeup DesignerLouise Myler
- Production ManagerLindsay Campbell
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-05-08
