Overview:
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.| Status: | Released (1998-09-15) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award9 wins & 8 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $24,792,251 |
| Screen: | Kirk Jones |
| Productions: | Tomboy Films, Canal+ |
| Production Countries: | France, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Gaeilge, Latin |
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Casts
- 2481: Ian Bannen - Jackie O'Shea
- 1282: David Kelly - Michael O'Sullivan
- 58068: Fionnula Flanagan - Annie O'Shea
- 42571: Susan Lynch - Maggie O'Toole
- 147054: Brendan Dempsey - Jim Kelly
- 34715: James Nesbitt - Pig Finn
- 1609635: Paul Vaughan - Narrator (voice)
Crews
- 24257: Alan Strachan - Editor - Editing
- 64046: Alexandre Heylen - Executive Producer - Production
- 64045: Kirk Jones - Director - Directing
- 23422: Henry Braham - Director of Photography - Camera
- 64047: Richard Holmes - Producer - Production
- 64048: Glynis Murray - Producer - Production
- 53506: John Ebden - Production Design - Art
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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I know that no movie is perfect, but I am hard pressed to think of any criticism for this movie, known as Waking Ned Devine here in the U.S. Perhaps I will come up with a weakness by the time I finish writing this. This is a feel good movie from start to finish. Okay, a character ....
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"Jackie" (Ian Bannen) has an ingenious way of getting his wife "Annie" (Fionnula Flanagan) to bring his ice cream to his armchair - he feigns a lottery win! That sets the tone for the rest of this light-hearted comedy as he discovers that one of their number has actually won over £6 ....
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