The Commitments
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The Commitments is a 1991 Irish musical comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about a working-class Dublin soul band and their chaotic rise and fall.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Commitments canonical | 11 |
| The Commitments (stage production) | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish film
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film ⓘ musical comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Roddy Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
NERFINISHED
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BAFTA Award for Best Direction NERFINISHED ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Commitments (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bernie McGloughlin
NERFINISHED
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Billy Mooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Fay NERFINISHED ⓘ Deco Cuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Scully NERFINISHED ⓘ Imelda Quirke NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey "The Lips" Fagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickah Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Outspan Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gale Tattersall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| director | Alan Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gerry Hambling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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musical film ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackAlbum | The Commitments: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jimmy Rabbitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicSupervisor | G. Marq Roswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | working-class Dublin soul band ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
In the Midnight Hour
NERFINISHED
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Mustang Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ Try a Little Tenderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Andrew Strong
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Angeline Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Bronagh Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Finnegan NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Massey NERFINISHED ⓘ Félim Gormley NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Hansard NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth McCluskey NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Doyle Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Arkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Lynda Myles
NERFINISHED
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Roger Randall-Cutler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Beacon Communications
NERFINISHED
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First Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-08-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dick Clement
NERFINISHED
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Ian La Frenais NERFINISHED ⓘ Roddy Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aspiration
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music industry ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Commitments (stage production)