Lamb (1986) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Michael Lamb, a young Christian Brother teaching at a remote and forbidding Remand Home on the Antrim coast, is made responsible for the welfare and discipline of a young 10-year-old boy, Owen, who has been put into the care of the Home by his callous delinquent mother. The repressive indifferent re

Cast & Crew

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Colin Gregg

Liam Neeson

Michael Lamb--Brother Sebastian

Hugh O'conor

Ian Bannen

Brother Benedict

Ronan Wilmot

Frances Tomelty

Film Details

Genre

Drama

Release Date

1986

Production Company

Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Filmfour International; Technicolor

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Synopsis

Michael Lamb, a young Christian Brother teaching at a remote and forbidding Remand Home on the Antrim coast, is made responsible for the welfare and discipline of a young 10-year-old boy, Owen, who has been put into the care of the Home by his callous delinquent mother. The repressive indifferent regime operated by the Home's superior, Brother Benedict, results in unjustified punishment and increasing isolation for Owen, who turns into an aggressive loner. When Michael's father dies, leaving him a small inheritance, Michael offers Owen the chance to escape to a new and happier life, free from the constant menace of Brother Benedict's tyranny.

Directors

Colin Gregg

Kevin Smith

2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Cast

Liam Neeson

Michael Lamb--Brother Sebastian

Hugh O'conor

Ian Bannen

Brother Benedict

Ronan Wilmot

Frances Tomelty

Dudley Sutton

Denis Carey

David Gorry

Stuart O'conner

Harry Towb

Eileen Kennally

Andrew Pickering

Ian Mcelhinney

Bernadette Mckenna

Jeweller'S Assistant

Jessica Saunders

Bank Teller On Boat

Robert Hamilton

Stranger At Holyhead

Roger Booth

Farmer On Train

Marjie Lawrence

Department Store Assistant

Nicola Wright

Hotel Receptionist

Freddie Stuart

Roy Glascock

Al Hunter Ashton

Doreen Keogh

Landlady Of Cheap Hotel

Nick Dunning

Football Spectator

Nigel Humphries

Tony Wreddon

Larrington Walker

Walter Mcmonagle

Colum Convey

Emer Gillespie

Crew

Christabel Albery

Production Manager

Chris Allies

Judy Baxter

Wardrobe Mistress

Al Burgess

Executive Producer

Bill Burgess

Sound Recordist

Gordon Coxon

Special Effects

Dougie Dawson

Stills Photographer

John Delfgou

Peter Delfgou

Diana Dill

Script Supervisor

Arthur Ferriman

Production Controller

Michael Garfath

Director Of Photography

Gerry Gavigan

Assistant Director

Mervyn Gerrard

2nd Unit Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)

Tommy Gordon

Location Manager

Stevie Hall

Hairdressing Supervisor

Graham Headicar

Monica Howe

Costume Designer

Bernard Maclaverty

Source Material (From Novel)

Bernard Maclaverty

Terry Madden

Assistant Director

Michael Miles

2nd Unit Photography (2nd Unit)

Michael Miles

2nd Unit Camera Operator (2nd Unit)

Van Morrison

Faye Perkins

Production Coordinator

Vivien Placks

Makeup Supervisor

Terry Pritchard

Martin Procter

Associate Producer

Simone Reynolds

Casting Director

Rupert Scrivener

Sound Rerecording

Michael Selina

2nd Unit Location Manager (2nd Unit) (Ireland)

Austen Spriggs

Production Designer

Peter Taylor

Camera Operator

Gerard Wall

Assistant Director

Bill Weston

Val Wolstenholme

Neil Zeiger

Film Details

Genre

Drama

Release Date

1986

Production Company

Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Filmfour International; Technicolor

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1986

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States Winter February 22, 1995

Shown at 1986 Locarno Film Festival.

Formerly distributed by Flickers-Limehouse.

Released in United States 1986 (Shown at 1986 Locarno Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1994 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "In the Name of the Nation: Celebrating Irish Filmmaking 1910-94" June 10 - July 7, 1994.)

Released in United States Winter February 22, 1995

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