A Hungry Feeling: The Life and Death of Brendan Behan

05/02/1988

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1hr 26min

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Documentary

STORY

Colleagues and relatives reflect on the dynamic life of Irish writer Brendan Behan, beginning with his adolescent years as an activist and his affiliation with the IRA youth group, Fianna Éireann. Behan rises to fame as a poet and playwright and achieves international success in the wake of his successful autobiography, "Borstal Boy." But in his later years, Behan's prominence wanes as alcoholism, egotistical tendencies and a growing obsession with celebrity begin to overtake him.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Liam Clancy
  • Brendan Behan

    Director

  • Allan Miller

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • First Run Features

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LANGUAGES

  • English