War of the Buttons
7.3
“Most wars last years. This one has to be over by dinner.”
War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.
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Cast
40 people
Liam Cunningham
The Master
Known for
Game of Thrones
3 Body Problem
Colm Meaney
Geronimo's Dad
Known for
Law Abiding Citizen
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Ger Ryan
Fergus' Mum
Known for
Love, Rosie
Hummingbird
Gregg Fitzgerald
Fergus
Also in
One Man's Hero
The Butcher Boy
Gerard Kearney
Big Con
Known for
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Darragh Naughton
Boffin
No other roles listed
Brendan McNamara
Tim
Known for
Angela's Ashes
Kevin O'Malley
Fishy
Also in
Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill
John Cleere
Peter
Also in
Ballykissangel
My Friend Joe
Anthony Cunnigham
Little Con
No other roles listed
Thomas Kavanagh
Riley
Eveanna Ryan
Marie
No other roles listed
John Roberts Director · Colin Welland Writer Louis Pergaud Author
Worldwide gross $13K · United States release September 29, 1995 · Produced in France, Japan, United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,712
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Enigma Productions
Production
Les Productions de la Guéville
Production
Hugo Films
Production
Fujisankei Communications Group
Production
Fujisankei Communication Group
Production
France · Japan · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Irish
Release dates
Ireland · August 5, 1994
Theatrical
United Kingdom · October 14, 1994
Theatrical
United States · September 29, 1995
Theatrical
France
May 17, 1995 · Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 1994 · Theatrical
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