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ERA
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Released 24 years ago.
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Cast
James Nesbitt
Ivan Cooper
Allan Gildea
Kevin McCorry
Gerard Crossan
Eamonn McCann
Mary Moulds
Bernadette Devlin
Carmel McCallion
Bridget Bond
Tim Pigott-Smith
Major General Ford
Nicholas Farrell
Brigadier Maclellan
Christopher Villiers
Major Steele
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paul Greengrass
- Writers
- Paul Greengrass
- Languages
- English, Irish
- Countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom
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Fun facts πΏ
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Irish.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Paul Greengrass, shot by Ivan Strasburg. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Dominic Muldowney. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Clare Douglas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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James Nesbitt and Allan Gildea and Gerard Crossan carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0280491 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paul Greengrass directs. Ivan Strasburg behind the camera. Dominic Muldowney scores. Clare Douglas cuts. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Irish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Irish.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Paul Greengrass, shot by Ivan Strasburg. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Dominic Muldowney. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Clare Douglas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7James Nesbitt and Allan Gildea and Gerard Crossan carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0280491 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 14 themes, including "1970s", "demonstration", "civil rights", "british army".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ivan Strasburg
- Original score
- Dominic Muldowney
- Editing
- Clare Douglas
- Production design
- John Paul Kelly
- Costume design
- Dinah Collin
- Sound
- Richard King
- Stunt coordinator
- Patrick Condren
- Runtime
- 107 min Β· 1h 47m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $773,228
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- Sundance World Cinema Audience Award
- British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
- Golden Bear
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Paul Greengrass
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Granada Television
GB
- PO
Portman Entertainment Group
FΓs Γireann/Screen Ireland
IE
Hell's Kitchen
IE
Key crew
- Dressing PropJohn Porter
- ProducerMark Redhead
- Executive ProducerJim Sheridan
- EditorClare Douglas
- Production DesignJohn Paul Kelly
- Art DirectionPadraig O'Neill
- Costume DesignDinah Collin
- Production Sound MixerAlbert Bailey
- Sound EditorPat Boxshall
- Sound EditorJennie Evans
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRichard King
- Supervising Sound EditorDanny Longhurst
- Stunt CoordinatorPatrick Condren
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- 1970s
- demonstration
- civil rights
- british army
- based on true story
- northern ireland
- murder
- ira (irish republican army)
- ireland
- the troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)
- irish history
- irish
- british injustice
- british crimes
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2002-01-16RΒ· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2002-10-06Β· Chicago International Film Festival
- Premiere2002-10-15Β· New Orleans Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- Domingo SangrentoBR
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