The Brother

1992 0h 53m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Starring Eamon Morrissey. Directed by Declan Lowney. One man show based on the writings of Flann O’Brien/Myles na Gopaleen/Brian O’Nolan. The Brother is the quintessential Dubliner, an authority on every topic who always knows best, and has become a loved Irish comic character and is the author of the great ode to stout.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eamon Morrissey
Various

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Declan Lowney
Writers: Eamon Morrissey, Flann O'Brien
Countries: Ireland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1381267 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Declan Lowney directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ireland.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4IMDB entry: tt1381267 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.