The Secret of Roan Inish
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
John Sayles
Jennifer Courtney
Mick Lally
Eileen Colgan
Richard Sheridan
John Lynch
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A young girl searches for a little brother who she believes has been raised by the half-seal and half-human "selkies." The boy disappeared as an infant when his cradle was swept out to sea as his family evacuated Roan Inish, an island on the West coast of Ireland.
Director
John Sayles
Cast
Jennifer Courtney
Mick Lally
Eileen Colgan
Richard Sheridan
John Lynch
Cillian Byrne
Susan Lynch
Frankie Mccafferty
Fergal Mcelheron
Brendan Conroy
Dave Duffy
Gerard Rooney
Linda Greer
Pat Slowey
Declan Hannigan
Jeni Courtney
Crew
David Appelby
Jack Armstrong
David Balfour
Libbie Barr
Sue Blackmore
Reggie Blain
Dennis Bosher
Consolata Boyle
Brian Buckley
Ronnie Burkett
Brian Cannon
Mary Casey
Louis Conroy
Tom Conroy
Dee Corcoran
Terry Cox
John Craney
Mason Daring
Steve Davis
Ron Digweed
Gerry Donnelly
Paul Englefield
Chris Entwistle
Andy Evans
Jim Farrell
Morna Ferguson
Peter Fern
Rosalie K Fry
Jeff Goodman
Ian Green
Sarah Green
Gayle Griffin
Darrell Guyon
Ray Hall
Ricky Hall
Henry Harris
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Mark Huffam
Claire Hughes
Desi Hughes
Piero Jamieson
Glen Jones
Eamon Kelly
Rene Knol
Jasmine Kosovic
David Lawson
Chris Lyons
Davie Mayes
Peter Mcaleese
Rhona Mcguirke
Paul Miller
Margaret Moggan
Nonie Moore
Terry Mulligan
Trevor Neighbour
Peter Newman
Suzanne Nicell
Peter O'connor
Anne O'halloran
Gerry Organ
Dave Pearce
Maggie Phelan
Mickey Pugh
Maggie Renzi
Lucy Richardson
Rod Roy
Magdalen Rubalcava
Anthony Rubini
P Scott Sakamoto
John Sayles
John Sayles
Brian Sheridan
John Sloss
Adrian Smith
Colin Smith
Clare St. John
Kathy Sykes
Jane Trower
Plummy Tucker
Graham Walters
Mary Walters
Kevin Welch
Haskell Wexler
Stuart Williams
Clive Winter
Jeff Wood
Mickey Woolfson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 3, 1995 (New York City and Los Angeles)
Expanded Release in United States February 10, 1995
Expanded Release in United States February 17, 1995
Expanded Release in United States February 24, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 3, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 10, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 17, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 24, 1995
Released in United States on Video December 5, 1995
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 29 - May 12, 1994.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 20 - June 12, 1994.)
Released in United States Winter January 20, 1995
Released in United States February 3, 1995
Expanded Release in United States February 10, 1995
Expanded Release in United States February 17, 1995
Expanded Release in United States February 24, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 3, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 10, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 17, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 24, 1995
Released in United States on Video December 5, 1995
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States September 1994
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States January 1995
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 29 - May 12, 1994.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 20 - June 12, 1994.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 24 - October 2, 1994.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (John Sayles Retrospective) September 15-24, 1994.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.
Based upon Rosalie Fry's illustrated children's book. Roan Inish means Seal Island in Gaelic.
Began shooting April 30, 1993.
Completed shooting June 28, 1993.
Released in United States Winter January 20, 1995
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 24 - October 2, 1994.)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (John Sayles Retrospective) September 15-24, 1994.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.)
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Magic, Myth, and Fable) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.)
