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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.

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DramaWar

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In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

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Budget

$6500000

Revenue

$22900000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

7.349/10

Release Date

23 June 2006

Country

Ireland

Cast

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Damien

Pádraic Delaney

Pádraic Delaney

Teddy

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Dan

Orla Fitzgerald

Orla Fitzgerald

Sinead

Mary O'Riordan

Mary O'Riordan

Peggy

Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Bernadette

Laurence Barry

Laurence Barry

Micheail

Damien Kearney

Damien Kearney

Finbar

Frank Bourke

Frank Bourke

Leo

Myles Horgan

Myles Horgan

Rory

Martin Lucey

Martin Lucey

Congo

Aidan O'Hare

Aidan O'Hare

Steady Boy

Shane Casey

Shane Casey

Kevin

John Crean

John Crean

Chris

Máirtín de Cógáin

Máirtín de Cógáin

Sean

Keith Dunphy

Keith Dunphy

Terence

Kieran Hegarty

Kieran Hegarty

Francis

Gerard Kearney

Gerard Kearney

Donacha

Shane Nott

Shane Nott

Ned

Kevin O'Brien

Kevin O'Brien

Tim

Gary McCarthy

Gary McCarthy

Volunteer

Tim O'Mahon

Tim O'Mahon

Volunteer

Graham Browne

Graham Browne

Volunteer

Owen Buckley

Owen Buckley

Volunteer

Aidan Fitzpatrick

Aidan Fitzpatrick

Volunteer

Vince Hannington

Vince Hannington

Volunteer

Denis Kelleher

Denis Kelleher

Volunteer

Colin McClery

Colin McClery

Volunteer

Finbar O'Mahon

Finbar O'Mahon

Volunteer

John Quinlan

John Quinlan

Volunteer

Peggy Lynch

Peggy Lynch

Singer at Wake

Noel O'Donovan

Noel O'Donovan

Station Guard

Peter O'Mahoney

Peter O'Mahoney

Stoker

Barry Bourke

Barry Bourke

Policeman

Frank O'Sullivan

Frank O'Sullivan

Man in Pub

Diarmuid Ó'Dálaigh

Diarmuid Ó'Dálaigh

Man in Pub

Corina Gough

Corina Gough

Woman in Search

Roger Allam

Roger Allam

Sir John Hamilton

Sabrina Barry

Sabrina Barry

Julia

William Ruane

William Ruane

Johnny Gogan

Danny Riordan

Danny Riordan

Elderly Couple

Peg Crowley

Peg Crowley

Elderly Couple

Fiona Lawton

Fiona Lawton

Lily

Kieran Aherne

Kieran Aherne

Sweeney

Clare Dineen

Clare Dineen

Mrs. Rafferty

Sean McGinley

Sean McGinley

Father Denis

Tomas OhEalaithe

Tomas OhEalaithe

Boy on Bike

Nora Lynch

Nora Lynch

Mother of Sick Child

Diarmuid Ní Mheachair

Diarmuid Ní Mheachair

Sick Child

Denis Conway

Denis Conway

Priest

Barry L. Looney

Barry L. Looney

Ceilidh Band

Connie O'Connail

Connie O'Connail

Ceilidh Band

Aine O'Connor

Aine O'Connor

Ceilidh Band

Francis O'Connor

Francis O'Connor

Ceilidh Band

Peadr O'Riada

Peadr O'Riada

Ceilidh Band

Neil Brand

Neil Brand

Newsreel Piano Accompanist

Tom Charnock

Tom Charnock

Sergeant at Cottage

Alan Ready

Alan Ready

Sergeant at Station

Mark Wakeling

Mark Wakeling

Lieutenant

Antony Byrne

Antony Byrne

Interrogator

Anthony Mark Streeter

Anthony Mark Streeter

British Soldier

Bill Armstrong

Bill Armstrong

British Soldier

Christopher Bown

Christopher Bown

British Soldier

Mark Bryce

Mark Bryce

British Soldier

Alex Dee

Alex Dee

British Soldier

Jonny Holmes

Jonny Holmes

British Soldier

Allan Huntley

Allan Huntley

British Soldier

Bill Hurst

Bill Hurst

British Soldier

Daniel Kington

Daniel Kington

British Soldier

Jamie Lomas

Jamie Lomas

British Soldier

Anthony Martin

Anthony Martin

British Soldier

Owen McQuade

Owen McQuade

British Soldier

Richard Oldham

Richard Oldham

British Soldier

Colin Parry

Colin Parry

British Soldier

Scott Peden

Scott Peden

British Soldier

Bernie Sweeney

Bernie Sweeney

British Soldier

Derek Taylor

Derek Taylor

British Soldier

Neil Alan Taylor

Neil Alan Taylor

British Soldier

Gregor Wood

Gregor Wood

British Soldier

Karl Dawson

Karl Dawson

Volunteer (uncredited)

Niall McCarthy

Niall McCarthy

Extra (uncredited)

Siobhán McSweeney

Siobhán McSweeney

Julia (uncredited)

Seamus Moynihan

Seamus Moynihan

Policeman (uncredited)

Philip Wright

Philip Wright

Man (uncredited)

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