Project Detail

Jimmy's Hall

Synopsis

In 1921, Jimmy Gralton's sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in Ireland, where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream... but above all to dance and have fun. Jimmy's Hall celebrates the spirit of these free-thinkers.

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Features
Running time
109 mins
Director
Ken Loach
Producer
Rebecca O'Brien
Executive Producer
Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat, Vincent Maraval, Andrew Lowe
Editor
Jonathan Morris
Screenwriter
Paul Laverty
Director of Photography
Robbie Ryan
Production Designer
Fergus Clegg
Sound
Kevin Brazier
Music
George Fenton
Principal cast
Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Jim Norton, Brian F. O’Byrne
Production Partners
Wild Bunch, Why Not, Canal+, Free TV, BIM, BFI

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Sixteen Films

2nd Floor
187 Wardour Street
London
W1F 8ZB

Sales Company

Wild Bunch

25 Powis Terrace
London W11 1JJ

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