The Last of the High Kings
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It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1996-12-06
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: David Keating
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original title: The Last of the High Kings
Production Companies: Parallel Film Productions, Northolme, Nordisk Film Denmark
Production Countries: Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom
Cast
Jared Leto
Catherine O'Hara
Christina Ricci
Gabriel Byrne
Stephen Rea
Colm Meaney
Lorraine Pilkington
Jason Barry
Emily Mortimer
Karl Hayden
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Renee Weldon
Des Braiden
Darren Monks
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