The Commitments
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Alan Parker
Robert Arkins
Michael Aherne
Angeline Ball
Michael O'reilly
Gerard Cassoni
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A group of discouraged young people form a rock band and bring soul music to Dublin.
Director
Alan Parker
Cast
Robert Arkins
Michael Aherne
Angeline Ball
Michael O'reilly
Gerard Cassoni
Eileen Reid
Tricia Smith
Alan Murray
Glen Hansard
Rynagh O'grady
Kenneth Mccluskey
Colm Meaney
Dick Massey
Brian Mac Aodha
Jezz Bell
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Blaise Smith
Josylen Lyons
Maura O'malley
Jody Campbell
Bob Navan
Philomena Kavanagh
Maria Place
Colm Mac Con Iomaire
Anne Kent
Phelim Drew
Mick Nolan
Alan Parker
Mark O'regan
Peter Rowen
Canice William
Kristel Harris
Eanna Mac Liam
Philip Bredin
Sean Hughes
Ruth Fairclough
Winston Dennis
Andrew Strong
John Cronin
Derek Herbert
Jim Corr
Sheila Flitton
Andrea Corr
Felim Gormley
Paddy O'connor
Lindsay Fairclough
Bronagh Gallagher
Aoife Lawless
Emily Dawson
Eamon O'connor
Dave Kane
Owen O'gorman
Liam Carney
Lance Daly
Ger Ryan
Pat Leavy
Patrick Foy
Derek Duggan
Dave Finnegan
Bernard Keelan
Michael Bolger
Larry Hogan
Conor Malone
Mikel Murfi
Paul Bushnell
Johnny Murphy
Ronan Hardiman
Crew
Marc Abraham
Robert W Adams
Edward J Adcock
Tom Allen
David Appleby
Cate Arbeid
Jack Armstrong
Mavis Ascot
Paul E Barnes
Libbie Barr
Ciaran Barry
Tommy Bassett
Armyan Bernstein
Thomas Bliss
Peter Bloor
Laurie Borg
Dan Breen
Allan Brereton
Karen Brookes
Gary Burritt
Paul Bushnell
Dale Caldwell
Carolyne Chauncey
Lisa Clarkson Milillo
Dick Clement
Dick Clement
Clayton Collins
James Cozza
Valerie Craig
Terry Cromer
Con Dempsey
Dermot Diskin
Julian Douglas
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle
Rachel Fallon
Jessica Felton
Paul Fleming
Maurice Foley
Peter Frampton
Barbara Galavan
Brendan Galvin
Arden Gantly
Mark Geraghty
Aaron Glynn
Liz Gordon
Leonard Green
Gerry Hambling
Souter Harris
Linda Hederman
Amy Hubbard
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
John Hughes
Patrick Isherwood
Jim Jolliffe
Pascal Jones
Eddy Joseph
Frances Kappelle
Kevin Killen
Eddie Knight
Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais
Cliff Lanning
Adam Lee
Hugh Linehan
Lee Lighting Ltd
Sarah Lucraft
John Maguire
Tim Martin
Belinda Mccullagh
Paul Mcguiness
Nuala Mckernan
Alan Mcpherson
Chuck Michael
Stuart Monteith
Lisa Moran
Brian Morris
Tara Mullen
John W Murphy
Lynda Myles
Andy Nelson
Vivion O'brien
Anneliese O'callaghan
Joe O'herlihy
Eamonn O'higgins
Eamonn O'keeffe
Martin O'malley
James O'meara
Sona Partayan
Maeve Paterson
Ronnie Pearce
Steve Pederson
Tom Perry
Jim Phelan
Roger Randall-cutler
Michael Roberts
Penny Rose
Tom Rosenberg
G Marq Roswell
Ruben Seid
Ronnie Skinner
Isobel Stephenson
Ann Stokes
Rob Strong
Ted Swanscott
Gale Tattersall
Sophie Thorniley
Gerry Toomey
Derek Wallace
Robert Walpole
Mickey Walsh
Ian Weatherley
Bill Westley
Violet Williams
David Wimbury
David Wimbury
David Wimbury
Clive Winter
Janty Yates
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Editing
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer August 14, 1991
Wide Release in United States September 13, 1991
Released in United States on Video May 7, 1992
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States August 1991
Shown at Birmingham International Film & Television Festival September 20 - October 5, 1991.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 22 - September 2, 1991.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 27 - October 6, 1991.
Shown at Malmo Film Days in Stockholm August 26-29, 1991.
Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 18-24, 1991.
Completed shooting November 3, 1990.
Began shooting August 27, 1990.
The first installment in novelist Roddy Doyle's Barrytown trilogy. Stephen Frears directed the follow-up "The Snapper" (United Kingdom/1993).
Platform release began in USA August 14, 1991.
Released in United States Summer August 14, 1991
Wide Release in United States September 13, 1991
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Birmingham International Film & Television Festival September 20 - October 5, 1991.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 22 - September 2, 1991.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 27 - October 6, 1991.)
Released in United States August 1991 (Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 18-24, 1991.)
Released in United States on Video May 7, 1992
Released in United States August 1991 (Shown at Malmo Film Days in Stockholm August 26-29, 1991.)
