The Dead
“A vast, merry, and uncommon tale of love.”
After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.
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Cast
24 people
Anjelica Huston
Gretta Conroy
Known for
Addams Family Values
The Royal Tenenbaums
Donal McCann
Gabriel Conroy
Known for
Stealing Beauty
Out of Africa
Dan O'Herlihy
Mr. Browne
Known for
RoboCop
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Helena Carroll
Aunt Kate
Known for
The Jerk
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Cathleen Delany
Aunt Julia
Also in
Troubles
The Miracle
Ingrid Craigie
Mary Jane
Known for
Blood
Roadkill
Donal Donnelly
Freddy Malins
Known for
The Godfather Part III
The Knack... and How to Get It
Colm Meaney
Mr. Bergin
Known for
Law Abiding Citizen
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Rachael Dowling
Lily
Known for
Kin
Marie Kean
Mrs. Malins
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Cul-de-sac
Frank Patterson
Bartell D'Arcy
Also in
Michael Collins
Lyda Anderson
Miss Daly
No other roles listed
John Huston Director · Tony Huston Writer James Joyce Author
Worldwide gross $4.4M · Budget $3.5M · United States release December 17, 1987
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$4,370,078
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Liffey Films
Production
Vestron Pictures
Production
Zenith Entertainment
Production
Delta Film GmbH
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
Germany · Ireland · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 1987
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United Kingdom · December 11, 1987
Theatrical
United States · December 17, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
April 7, 1988 · Theatrical
France
January 13, 1988 · Theatrical
June 23, 2006 · Physical · DVD
September 21, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Japan
October 1, 1987 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Netherlands
February 25, 1988 · Theatrical
October 5, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Spain
April 8, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 22, 1988 · Theatrical
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