O'Donoghue's Opera

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 7, 1998

Original language

English

Countries

Ireland

Cast

Francie Grehan,Bobby Lynch,Séamus Ennis,Johnny Moynihan,Marie Grehan,Ronnie Drew,Barney McKenna,Helen "Bernie" Grehan,Luke Kelly,John Sheahanand 1 more

Director

Kevin Sheldon

Producer

Kevin Sheldon,Sé Merry Doyle

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt11635782