Brassed Off (1996)
November 1, 1996Release Date
Brassed Off (1996)
November 1, 1996Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Pete Postlethwaite
Danny
Tara Fitzgerald
Gloria
Ewan McGregor
Andy Barrow
Stephen Tompkinson
Phil
Jim Carter
Harry
Philip Jackson
Jim
Peter Martin
Ernie
Sue Johnston
Vera
Melanie Hill
Sandra
Mary Healey
Ida
Lill Roughley
Rita
Peter Gunn
Simmo
Kenneth Colley
Greasley
Olga Grahame
Mrs. Foggan
Bernard Wrigley
Chapman
Ken Kitson
Heavy 1
Adrian Hood
Heavy 2
Sally Adams
Ward Sister (as Sally Adams)
Katherine Dow Blyton
Nurse
Toni Galacki
Gary
Sky Ingram
Kylie
Luke McGann
Shane
Christopher Tetlow
Craig
Adam Fogerty
Miner
Sally Ann Matthews
Waitress
Tubby Andrews
Bus Driver
Ronnie Stevens
Albert Hall Judge
Bob Rodgers
Halifax Judge
Jacqueline Naylor
Mother 1
Vanessa Knox-Mawer
Mother 2
Max Smith
Nightwatchman
Peter Wallis
Elderly Man
Stephen Moore
McKenzie
Mark Herman
Director / Screenplay
Steve Abbott
Producer
Olivia Stewart
Producer
Andy Collins
Director of Photography
Michael Ellis
Editor
Sophie Baker
Still Photographer
Harry Bowers
Clapper Loader
Stuart Brereton
Camera Trainee
Sarah Fitzgerald
Still Photographer
Gordon Hickie
Camera Operator
Mark Milsome
Focus Puller
Chris Plevin
Camera Operator
Gavin Tookey
Focus Puller
Don Taylor
Production Design
Felicity Joll
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 1, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Box Office$2,576,197
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Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Herman and starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor.
The film is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. It has been generally very positively received for its role in promoting brass bands and their music. Parts of the film make reference to the huge increase in suicides that resulted from the end of the coal industry in Britain, and the struggle to retain hope in the circumstances.
In the United States, the film was promoted simply as a romantic comedy involving McGregor and Fitzgerald's characters.