War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons

Director: John Roberts Cast: Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham
, Gregg Fitzgerald
Gregg Fitzgerald
, Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney
, John Coffey
John Coffey
John Roberts
War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons

Director: John Roberts Cast: Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham
, Gregg Fitzgerald
Gregg Fitzgerald
, Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney
, John Coffey
John Coffey
John Roberts

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Rival groups of boys from two neighboring Irish villages engage in a running battle in this remake of the 1962 French movie of the same name, based on a novel by Louis Pergaud. The boys from Ballydowse, who dress as they please, exchange insults with boys from nearby Carricksdowse -- who wear school uniforms. One day, the Bally gang cuts the buttons off the clothes of a bully in the Carricks gang. The Carricks retaliate by swiping the buttons from the clothes of the leader of the Bally boys, Fergus (Gregg Fitzgerald). The Ballys deface the Carricksdowse church, though both groups are Catholics. They rout the Carricks by charging at them naked. Marie (Eveanna Ryan), who heads the Ballys' girls auxiliary, tries to calm down the boys by raining new buttons on them to replace those lost in warfare. When Fergus' abusive stepfather (Jim Bartley) finds out about the war, he beats Fergus and sends him away. Fergus goes to the cliffs along the valley between the two villages, chased by the Carricks' leader, Geronimo (John Coffey). Geronimo, who has come to help, slips, and Fergus rescues him from a fall. In the end, Fergus, riding a horse, leads his troops, dressed in motley medieval suits, into a final battle. The allegorical anti-war film is primarily aimed at children. ~ Michael Betzold

Product Details

Release Date: 10/19/2010
UPC: 0883316277676
Original Release: 1994
Rating: PG
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:34:00
Sales rank: 24,878

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Liam Cunningham Schoolmaster,Little Con
Gregg Fitzgerald Fergus
Colm Meaney Geronimo's Dad
John Coffey Actor
Eveanna Ryan Marie,Fergus' Mum
Paul Batt Gorilla
Thomas Kavanagh Riley
John Murphy Actor,Jonjo
Gerard Kearney Big Con
Daragh Naughton Actor,Actor
Brenda McNamara Actor,Actor,Actor
Kevin O'Malley Fishy
John Cleere Peter
John Crowley Actor,Police Sergeant
Stuart Dannell-Foran Actor
Danielle Tuite Actor
Helen O'Leary Actor,Brendan
Karl Byrne Mickey Moon
Barry Walsh Willie
Niall Collins Chick
Rory White Actor
Bairbre Dowling Geronimo's Mum
Alan Devlin Mr Riley
Brid McCarthy Actor
Pat Laffan Actor
Ruth Hegarty Actor
Jim Bartley Actor
John Olohan Fat Pat's Dad
Frank Kelly Gorilla's Dad
Martin Dunne Willie's Dad
Andrew Goyvaerts Actor
Frank Grimes Christian Brother
Maurice O'Donoghue Police Sergeant
Frank O'Sullivan Fisherman
Eamon Hunt Actor
Jack Lynch Mr Riley's Friend
Declan Mulholland Priest
Maureen Bennett Master's Wife
Helene Montague Actor,Tich's Mum
Brendan Caldwell Actor
Dervla Kirwan Adult Marie
Brendan Cauldwell Carrickdowse Priest
Rachel Portman Composer

Technical Credits
John Roberts Director
Xavier Gelin Executive Producer
Ros Hubbard Casting,Casting
Peter Hutchinson Special Effects
Stephane Marsil Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Greg Powell Stunts
David Puttnam Producer
Colin Welland Screenwriter
Louis Pergaud Screenwriter
Yves Robert Screenwriter
David Nichols Executive Producer,Producer
Rona Buchanan Special Effects
David Anderson Sound Effects
Paul Cridlin Sound Effects
Ray Cross Sound Effects
Daniel Crowley Sound Effects
Ian Fuller Sound Effects
Zavier Gelin Producer
David John Sound/Sound Designer
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