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The Ballroom of Romance

The Ballroom of Romance

Genres

RomanceDrama

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A lonely farmer's daughter hopes to find love at the village ballroom.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

01 January 1982

Country

Ireland

Cast

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker

Bridie

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Bowser Egan

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Mr. Dwyer

Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín

Eyes Horgan

Brid Brennan

Brid Brennan

Patty Byrne

Mick Lally

Mick Lally

Dano Ryan

Ingrid Craigie

Ingrid Craigie

Eenie Mackie

Joe Pilkington

Joe Pilkington

Tim Daly

Pat Leavy

Pat Leavy

Madge Dowding

Robert Carrickford

Robert Carrickford

Fogarty

May Ollis

May Ollis

Mrs. Dwyer

Anita Reeves

Anita Reeves

Cat Bolger

Brendan Conroy

Brendan Conroy

Dan

Sonnie McNulty

Sonnie McNulty

Bridie's father

Patrick Gallagher

Patrick Gallagher

Man with long arms

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