The Disappearance of Finbar
Brief Synopsis
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What has become of Finbar Flynn, a hopeless young loser who was last seen by his friends bouncing a soccer ball along a narrow edge of a highway overpass? His best friend, Danny Quinn, sets out on a trek across Europe, bound for a confrontation with his old friend whom he believes is in Stockholm.
Cast & Crew
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Sue Clayton
Director
Luke Griffin
Danny Quinn
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Finbar Flynn
Sean Lawlor
Michael Flynn
Chris Meehan
Roscommon Cowboy
Toner Quinn
Roscommon Cowboy
Film Details
Also Known As
Disappearance of Finbar
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Eurimages; European Script Fund; Film4 Productions; General Screen Enterprises; Irish Film Board; Pandora Films; Pandora Films; Samson Films; Swedish Film Institute
Distribution Company
FILM FOUR; Filmfour International
Location
Dublin, Ireland; Lapland, Sweden; Stockholm, Sweden
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Synopsis
What has become of Finbar Flynn, a hopeless young loser who was last seen by his friends bouncing a soccer ball along a narrow edge of a highway overpass? His best friend, Danny Quinn, sets out on a trek across Europe, bound for a confrontation with his old friend whom he believes is in Stockholm.
Director
Sue Clayton
Director
Cast
Luke Griffin
Danny Quinn
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Finbar Flynn
Sean Lawlor
Michael Flynn
Chris Meehan
Roscommon Cowboy
Toner Quinn
Roscommon Cowboy
Phil Calley
Roscommon Cowboy
Fran Mcphail
Roscommon Cowboy
Pete Cummins
Roscommon Cowboy
Patrick Henry
Roscommon Cowboy
Gerard Cullen
Roscommon Cowboy
Jake Williams
Young Finbar Flynn
Robert Hickey
Young Danny Quinn
Eleanor Methven
Pat Flynn
Marie Mullen
Ellen Quinn
Don Foley
Granpa Quinn
Conor Fitzgerald
Fergal Flynn
Aoife Doyle
Jodie Flynn
Lorraine Pilkington
Katie Dunnigan
Laura Brennan
Sinead
Tina Kellegher
Ms Byrne--Schoolteacher
Sean Mcginley
Detective Roche
Barry Mcgovern
Action Committee Chairman
Ciara Wong
Girl In Chip Shop
Derry Power
Seamus--Barman
Larry Murphy
Bouncer
Joe Savino
Luke--Talent Scout
Rob Brown
Pop Singer
Louise Loughman
Pop Video Dancer
Pamela Flood
Pop Video Dancer
Jan Mybrand
Immigration Officer
Per Mattson
Karl
Lina Englund
Girl In Bar
Li Wen
Chinese Man
Zheng Wei
Chinese Woman
Juhani Haapala
Man In Store
Lille-mor Falk
Woman In Store
Mikael Toyra
Big Finnish Driver
Kent Sturk
Man In Kiosk
Kurt Johansson
Singing Miner
Olof Mukka
Singing Miner
Sten Ljunggren
Finn Bar Barman
Antti Reini
Antti
Thomas Hedengran
Matti
Lennart Johansson
Pauli
Thomas Laustiola
Jukka
Fanny Risberg
Abbi
Sif Ruud
Johanna--Abbi'S Grandmother
Pedro Hietanen
One Of Pedro'S Heavy Gentleman
Jiri Lappalainen
One Of Pedro'S Heavy Gentleman
Allan Isberg
One Of Pedro'S Heavy Gentleman
Heikki Virtanen
One Of Pedro'S Heavy Gentleman
Peter Lerche
One Of Pedro'S Heavy Gentleman
Reino Laine
One Of Pedro'S Heavy Gentleman
Seppo Kantonen
One Of Pedro'S Heavy Gentleman
Erkki Junkkarinen
Tango Singer
Markus Allan
Tango Singer
Crew
Jorgen Andreason
Pop Video Editor (Ireland)
Jan Astrom
Tango Choreographer (Sweden)
Tobias Astrom
Location Manager (2nd Unit) (Sweden)
Alex Bailey
Stills Photographer
Ronald Bailey
Sound
Stephen Barker
Post-Production Supervisor
Daniel Bergman
1st Assistant Director (Sweden)
Elisabeth Bjuhr
Dog Trainer (Sweden)
Colin Boland
Music Recordist/Mixer
Greg Boland
Music Arranger/Producer
Dermot Bolger
Screenwriter
Rob Brown
Song ("Love Is Here")
Martin Bruce-clayton
Producer
John Burns
2nd Assistant Director (Ireland)
Richard Burridge
Script Advisor
Orla Carroll
Hair (Ireland)
Sue Clayton
Screenwriter
Sue Clayton
Song ("Love Is Here")
David Collins
Co-Producer
Cindy Cummins
Choreographer (Ireland)
Pedro Depunta
Song ("Hiljainen Kylatie")
Conor Devlin
Art Director (Ireland)
J Patrick Duffner
Editor
Sheila Fahy
Wardrobe Mistress (Ireland)
Morna Ferguson
Makeup Artist (Ireland)
Maurice Foley
Special Effects Supervisor (Ireland)
Bengt Froderberg
Art Director (Sweden)
Mark Geraghty
Design Consultant (Ireland)
Jane Gibbs
Publicist (Dda) (Pandora Cinema)
Malgoni Gualtiero
Song ("Hopeinen Kuu (From 'Guarda Che Luna')")
Peter Hald
Film Consultant (Svenska Filminstitutet)
Cathy Handelman
Production Coordinator (Ireland)
Pedro Hietanen
Song Arranger ("Hiljainen Kylatie" "Iitin Tiltu (Traditional Finnish Song)")
Mangus Hingerty
Location Manager (Ireland)
Catherine Jardine
Production Coordinator (United Kingdom)
Sylvain Jules
Other
Richard King
Dubbing Mixer
Marita Koivisto
3rd Assistant Director (Sweden)
Tommy Lavelle
Matte Painter (Ireland)
Tim Lewiston
Sound Design
Mats Lindskog
2nd Unit Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)
Carl Lombard
Source Material (From Novel)
Hans Lonnerheden
Production Manager (2nd Unit) (Ireland)
Max Lorentz
Song Arranger ("The Ballad Of Finbar Flynn ('Swedish Disco Version')")
Dan Lundstrom
Location Manager (Sweden)
Michael Mahoney
Additional Music
Michael Mahoney
Song ("Love Is Here" "The Ballad Of Finbar Flynn")
George Mcfall
Song ("The Ballad Of Finbar Flynn")
Seamus Mcinerney
Production Manager (Ireland)
Ned Mcloughlin
Art Director (Ireland)
Chris Meehan
Song Performer ("Moving Them Little Doggies Along")
Chris Meehan
Song
Nuala Moiselle
Casting (Ireland)
Annette Niia
Production Coordinator (Lapland--Sweden)
Tim O'neill
Other
Bertil Ohlsson
Producer
Jonathan Olsberg
Executive Producer
Mariana Paavonen
Unit Manager (Sweden)
Laerke Pedersen
Script Supervisor
Agneta Perman
Production Coordinator (2nd Unit) (Stockholm)
Patsy Pollock
Casting Consultant
Robert Quinn
1st Assistant Director (Ireland)
Peter Robertson
Camera Operator (Ireland)
Peter Robertson
Pop Video Cameraman
Rosario Rojas
Tango Choreographer (Sweden)
Anita Rytting
Production Coordinator (Stockholm)
Eduardo Serra
Director Of Photography
Libby Shearon
Publicist (Dda)
Graham Smith
Publicist (Dda) (Film Four International)
Liz Smith
Tango Teacher (Ireland)
Davy Spillane
Music
Rod Stoneman
Executive Producer (Bord Scannan Heireann)
Alan Strachan
Additional Editing
Maria Strid
Makeup Artist (Sweden)
Sören Stærmose
Coproducer
Ylva Svedenborg
Publicist (Cinema Sweden Ab)
Ole Søndberg
Executive Producer
Louise Thuren
Casting (Sweden)
Marie Tierney
Costume Designer (Ireland)
Guy Travers
2nd Assistant Director (Sweden)
Kersti Vitali
Costume Designer (Sweden)
Kathrine Windfeld
Assistant Director (Sweden)
Arthur Wooster
2nd Unit Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)
Tim Wooster
Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Mia Zaar
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Disappearance of Finbar
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Eurimages; European Script Fund; Film4 Productions; General Screen Enterprises; Irish Film Board; Pandora Films; Pandora Films; Samson Films; Swedish Film Institute
Distribution Company
FILM FOUR; Filmfour International
Location
Dublin, Ireland; Lapland, Sweden; Stockholm, Sweden
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States November 1996
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States Spring March 17, 2000
Shown at London Film Festival November 7-24, 1996.
Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (Open Zone) September 14-24, 1996.
Feature directorial debut for Sue Clayton.
Began shooting February 6, 1995.
Completed shooting early April 1995.
Released in United States Spring March 17, 2000
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (Open Zone) September 14-24, 1996.)
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at London Film Festival November 7-24, 1996.)
