The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys (DVD) (*)

~~$32.99~~ $29.98

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Terence Ryan

Written By:
Jamie Brown
Terence Ryan

Actors:
Bill Campbell ..... Miles Keogh
Chris 'Kit' Ryan ..... Colin Parker (as Christopher Ryan)
Jean Butler ..... Mattie Guerin
Gabriel Byrne ..... Sean O'Brien
Hal Fowler ..... Pilot Officer Bunnty Winthrop
Anders Jillybo ..... Larsen (as J. Anders Jillebo)
Alistair McLeod ..... Marshall (Navigator) (as Alister McLeod)
Tim Hayes ..... Wallsh (Bombadier)
Joe McGann ..... Captain Deegan
Anthony Madigan ..... Policeman
Conor Breen ..... First Guard
Angus Macfadyen ..... Count Rudolph von Stegenbek
B.J. Hogg ..... Sean (as B J Hogg)
Trevor Nelson ..... Seamus (as Colom Doherty)
John Gordon Sinclair ..... Richard Lewis

Synopsis:

When two enemy pilots shoot each other down over Ireland they are both captured as prisoners of war. During World War II Neutral Ireland interned all soldiers, sailors and airmen, regardless of their nationality, captured on Irish soil. What they failed to mention was that they would put them all in the same camp...

Our pilots (Bill Campbell) and Rudi (Angus MacFayden) are astonished to come face to face with each other at the entrance of the interment camp. Further surprises are in store as they discover that Commandant O'Brien (Gabriel Byrne) allows the prisoners out on day passes. They can enjoy a drink in the pub or a day out to the races as long as they give their word they won't escape.

Tensions are already rife in this extraordinary camp but when a stunning girl catches the eye of both men nothing contain their mutual distrust and hatred; but Mattie (Jean Butler) has a profound effect on these arch rivals and forces them to confront their perceptions of what an enemy really is.

Based on real-life events and situations, The Brylcreem Boys brings an unusual chapter in Irish history into the present with a highly enjoyable mix of romance, humour and adventure.

Many may not know that Ireland maintained its neutrality during World War II, so that any soldiers from that conflict who found themselves on Irish soil had to be kept in captivity until the war's end. For a variety of aeronautical reasons, quite a few Axis and Allied pilots found themselves having to bail out over Ireland. In this film, captives Miles Keogh (Bill Campbell), a Canadian pilot, and Count Rudolph von Stegenbek (Angus Macfadyen), a German pilot, are rivals for the affections of Mattie Guerin (Jean Butler), a local Irish girl. How this rivalry continues is just part of the story of this exciting and romantic film.

A light romantic drama about Allied and German POWs sharing the same intern camp in Ireland during World War II. Both British Keogh and German Von Stegenbek fall for a local farm girl. After fighting in a bar, they are jailed and make up their differences. The Allied soldiers decide to escape and get back to the war effort, and while most are recaptured, Keogh makes it to Britain, but is killed in battle.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 24 November, 2009.