CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 0h 37m

O'Donoghue's Opera

IMDbComedy

In this mock opera infused with gallows humour, Ronnie Drew and his band of bohemian merrymakers, The Dubliners, re-enact the execution ballad ‘The Night Before Larry Was Stretched’. Larry finds himself caught in a hangman’s noose as just reward for being ‘the best burglar in all Ireland’. Made in 1965, the film remained uncompleted and unseen until its restoration in 1998.

Directed byKevin Sheldon

Status: Released
Runtime: 0h 37m
Language: EN
Released: March 7, 1998

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew

Larry

Séamus Ennis

Johnny Moynihan

Ciarán Bourke

Ciarán Bourke

Luke Kelly

Luke Kelly

Barney McKenna

Barney McKenna

Bobby Lynch

Bobby Lynch

John Sheahan

John Sheahan

Marie Grehan

Francie Grehan

Creative team

Directed by: Kevin Sheldon
Produced by: Kevin Sheldon
Sé Merry Doyle

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