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Calvary
Calvary

Calvary

Killing a priest on a Sunday. That’ll be a good one.

Genres

Drama

OverView

After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$3593460

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

7.114/10

Release Date

11 April 2014

Country

Ireland

Cast

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Father James Lavelle

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Jack Brennan

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly

Fiona Lavelle

Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Dr. Frank Harte

Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran

Michael Fitzgerald

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Simon

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

The Writer

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Teresa

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

Freddie Joyce

David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Father Leary

Pat Shortt

Pat Shortt

Brendan Lynch

Gary Lydon

Gary Lydon

Inspector Stanton

Killian Scott

Killian Scott

Milo Herlihy

Orla O'Rourke

Orla O'Rourke

Veronica Brennan

Owen Sharpe

Owen Sharpe

Leo

David McSavage

David McSavage

Bishop Garret Montgomery

Mícheál Óg Lane

Mícheál Óg Lane

Mícheál

Mark O'Halloran

Mark O'Halloran

Prison Officer

Declan Conlon

Declan Conlon

Father

Anabel Sweeney

Anabel Sweeney

Girl

David Pearse

David Pearse

Father

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