Closing the Ring
Brief Synopsis
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During the Second World War a B-17 bomber crashes near the city of Belfast. The plane's dying rear gunner asks a local to return a ring to a girlfriend back in the States. Half a century later, a young Belfast man finds the ring, discovers its history and attempts to track down the gunner's old girl
Cast & Crew
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Richard Attenborough
Director
Shirley Maclaine
Christopher Plummer
Mischa Barton
Brenda Fricker
Pete Postlethwaite
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Romance
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Baker Street Media Finance; Kew Media Group; Mg Film; Northern Ireland Screen; Prospero Pictures; Scion Films; U.K. Film Council
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; Alliance Films; Alliance Films; Bontonfilm; Cathay Film Organization; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Gulf Film, Llc; Nu-Metro; Paris Filmes; The Works; Tiglon A.S.; Vertice Cine; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Belfast, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Synopsis
During the Second World War a B-17 bomber crashes near the city of Belfast. The plane's dying rear gunner asks a local to return a ring to a girlfriend back in the States. Half a century later, a young Belfast man finds the ring, discovers its history and attempts to track down the gunner's old girlfriend. It turns out that the girl married the gunner's best friend.
Director
Richard Attenborough
Director
Cast
Shirley Maclaine
Christopher Plummer
Mischa Barton
Brenda Fricker
Pete Postlethwaite
Gregory Smith
Ian Mcelhinney
Stephen Amell
David Alpay
Martin Mccann
Neve Campbell
Peter Woodward
Crew
Jeff Abberley
Executive Producer
Richard Attenborough
Producer
Graham Begg
Executive Producer
Chrissie Beveridge
Makeup Designer
Julia Blackman
Executive Producer
Jamie Carmichael
Executive Producer
Bruce Carwardine
Sound Mixer
Alan Church
Visual Effects Supervisor
Patrick Clayton
Assistant Director
Emanuele Danelon
Production Manager
Jeff Danna
Music
David Flaherty
Location Manager
Catherine Geary
Location Manager
Jo Gilbert
Producer
Andrew Hildebrand
Executive Producer
Martin Katz
Coproducer
Tony Kenny
Special Effects Coordinator
Jason Knight
Casting Associate
Jason Krauskopf
Production Secretary
Tom Mccullagh
Production Designer
Mark Paladini
Casting Director
Roger Pratt
Director Of Photography
Lee Sheward
Stunt Coordinator
Mike Stallion
Art Director
Patrice Theroux
Executive Producer
Lesley Walker
Editor
Hazel Webb-crozier
Costume Designer
Peter Woodward
Screenplay
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Romance
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Baker Street Media Finance; Kew Media Group; Mg Film; Northern Ireland Screen; Prospero Pictures; Scion Films; U.K. Film Council
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; Alliance Films; Alliance Films; Bontonfilm; Cathay Film Organization; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Gulf Film, Llc; Nu-Metro; Paris Filmes; The Works; Tiglon A.S.; Vertice Cine; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Belfast, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2007
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.)
