The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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Country: Ireland, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain
Genre: Drama, Military/War
Production Companies: Sixteen Films, Matador Pictures, Regent Capital, Element Pictures, BiM Distribuzione, EMC, Tornasol Media, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, UK Film Council, TV3
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Overview

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

Cast

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Cillian Murphy — Damien
Cillian Murphy
Damien
Pádraic Delaney — Teddy
Pádraic Delaney
Teddy
Liam Cunningham — Dan
Liam Cunningham
Dan
Gerard Kearney — Donacha
Gerard Kearney
Donacha
William Ruane — Johnny Gogan
William Ruane
Johnny Gogan
Roger Allam — Sir John Hamilton
Roger Allam
Sir John Hamilton
LB
Laurence Barry
Micheail
SB
Sabrina Barry
Julia
KA
Kieran Aherne
Sweeney
Orla Fitzgerald — Sinead
Orla Fitzgerald
Sinead
SP
Scott Peden
British Soldier
MO
Mary O'Riordan
Peggy
Damien Kearney — Finbar
Damien Kearney
Finbar
Frank Bourke — Leo
Frank Bourke
Leo
MH
Myles Horgan
Rory
Martin Lucey — Congo
Martin Lucey
Congo
Aidan O'Hare — Steady Boy
Aidan O'Hare
Steady Boy
Shane Casey — Kevin
Shane Casey
Kevin
JC
John Crean
Chris
Máirtín de Cógáin — Sean
Máirtín de Cógáin
Sean
Keith Dunphy — Terence
Keith Dunphy
Terence
KH
Kieran Hegarty
Francis
SN
Shane Nott
Ned
KO
Kevin O'Brien
Tim
GM
Gary McCarthy
Volunteer
TO
Tim O'Mahon
Volunteer
GB
Graham Browne
Volunteer
OB
Owen Buckley
Volunteer
AF
Aidan Fitzpatrick
Volunteer
VH
Vince Hannington
Volunteer
DK
Denis Kelleher
Volunteer
CM
Colin McClery
Volunteer
FO
Finbar O'Mahon
Volunteer
JQ
John Quinlan
Volunteer
PL
Peggy Lynch
Singer at Wake
Noel O'Donovan — Station Guard
Noel O'Donovan
Station Guard
PO
Peter O'Mahoney
Stoker
BB
Barry Bourke
Policeman
Frank O'Sullivan — Man in Pub
Frank O'Sullivan
Man in Pub
Diarmuid Ó'Dálaigh
Man in Pub
CG
Corina Gough
Woman in Search
DR
Danny Riordan
Elderly Couple
PC
Peg Crowley
Elderly Couple
FL
Fiona Lawton
Lily
CD
Clare Dineen
Mrs. Rafferty
Sean McGinley — Father Denis
Sean McGinley
Father Denis
TO
Tomas OhEalaithe
Boy on Bike
NL
Nora Lynch
Mother of Sick Child
DNM
Diarmuid Ní Mheachair
Sick Child
Denis Conway — Priest
Denis Conway
Priest
BLL
Barry L. Looney
Ceilidh Band
CO
Connie O'Connail
Ceilidh Band
AO
Aine O'Connor
Ceilidh Band
FO
Francis O'Connor
Ceilidh Band
PO
Peadr O'Riada
Ceilidh Band
NB
Neil Brand
Newsreel Piano Accompanist
TC
Tom Charnock
Sergeant at Cottage
AR
Alan Ready
Sergeant at Station
Mark Wakeling — Lieutenant
Mark Wakeling
Lieutenant
Antony Byrne — Interrogator
Antony Byrne
Interrogator
AMS
Anthony Mark Streeter
British Soldier
CB
Christopher Bown
British Soldier
MB
Mark Bryce
British Soldier
AD
Alex Dee
British Soldier
JH
Jonny Holmes
British Soldier
AH
Allan Huntley
British Soldier
BH
Bill Hurst
British Soldier
DK
Daniel Kington
British Soldier
Jamie Lomas — British Soldier
Jamie Lomas
British Soldier
OM
Owen McQuade
British Soldier
RO
Richard Oldham
British Soldier
Colin Parry — British Soldier
Colin Parry
British Soldier
BS
Bernie Sweeney
British Soldier
DT
Derek Taylor
British Soldier
NAT
Neil Alan Taylor
British Soldier
GW
Gregor Wood
British Soldier
KD
Karl Dawson
Volunteer (uncredited)
NM
Niall McCarthy
Extra (uncredited)
Siobhán McSweeney — Julia (uncredited)
Siobhán McSweeney
Julia (uncredited)
SM
Seamus Moynihan
Policeman (uncredited)
MM
Mary Murphy
Bernadette
AM
Anthony Martin
British Soldier
Philip Wright — Man (uncredited)
Philip Wright
Man (uncredited)
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