Dancing at Lughnasa
“Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.”
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
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Cast
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Meryl Streep
Kate Mundy
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
Catherine McCormack
Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy
Known for
Braveheart
Spy Game
Brid Brennan
Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy
Known for
Brooklyn
The Escape Artist
Kathy Burke
Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
Known for
Flushed Away
Pan
Sophie Thompson
Rose 'Rosie' Mundy
Known for
Feel Good
EastEnders
Michael Gambon
Father Jack Mundy
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sleepy Hollow
Rhys Ifans
Gerry Evans
Known for
House of the Dragon
The Amazing Spider-Man
Lorcan Cranitch
Danny Bradley
Known for
Fortitude
Love, Rosie
Darrell Johnston
Michael 'Mike' Mundy
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John Kavanagh
Father Carlin
Known for
Vikings
The Tudors
Marie Mullen
Vera McLoughlin
Known for
The Cellar
Dorothy Mills
Dawn Bradfield
Sophie McLoughlin
Known for
Irish Wish
Mr Malcolm's List
Pat O'Connor Director · Frank McGuinness Screenplay Brian Friel Author
Worldwide gross $2.4M · United States release September 4, 1998 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,361,632
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
RTÉ
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
Irish Film Board
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 4, 1998
Theatrical
Germany
February 4, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
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