O'Donoghue's Opera · 1998
O'Donoghue's Opera (1998) is a Comedy film directed by Kevin Sheldon, starring Ronnie Drew, Séamus Ennis, Johnny Moynihan.
Comedy
Overview
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.
Cast
Ronnie Drew, Séamus Ennis, Johnny Moynihan, Ciarán Bourke, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Bobby Lynch, John Sheahan
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What is "O'Donoghue's Opera" about?
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.
When was "O'Donoghue's Opera" released?
O'Donoghue's Opera was released in 1998.
Who stars in "O'Donoghue's Opera"?
The cast includes Ronnie Drew, Séamus Ennis, Johnny Moynihan, Ciarán Bourke.
