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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978 1h 36m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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An impressionistic look at Irish emigrants in London, representing the emigrant's journey, a confusion of anticipation, memories and experience.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Annie Balfour
Paul Bennett
Gabriel Byrne
Peter Caffrey
May Cluskey
Paul Copley
Edward de Souza
Gerard Mannix Flynn
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- Writers
- Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Ireland
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The take
Thaddeus O'Sullivan directs. Mary Pat Leece cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ireland. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Editor Mary Pat Leece shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Annie Balfour and Paul Bennett and Gabriel Byrne carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0078028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Mary Pat Leece
- Runtime
- 96 min · 1h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Production companies
Who made it
BFI
GB
Key crew
- ProducerMary Pat Leece
- EditorMary Pat Leece
- SoundChristopher Swayne
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- migration
- memory
- storytelling
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1978-12-12
