The Dead

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"The Dead" is a 1987 drama film directed by John Huston, adapted from James Joyce’s short story, and widely regarded as one of his most poignant and acclaimed final works.

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instanceOf film
academyAwardNominationYear 1988
authorOfSourceWork James Joyce NERFINISHED
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED
basedOn The Dead (short story) NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Fred Murphy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Ireland
United Kingdom
United States of America
director John Huston NERFINISHED
distributor Vestron Pictures NERFINISHED
editedBy Roberto Silvi NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Dublin NERFINISHED
Interiors shot in a studio in London
genre drama
period drama
hasTheme Irish identity
epiphany
memory
mortality
language English
mainCharacter Gabriel Conroy NERFINISHED
Gretta Conroy NERFINISHED
musicBy Alex North NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation a Dublin dinner party on Epiphany
notableFor being John Huston’s final film as a director
critical acclaim
faithful adaptation of James Joyce’s short story
producer Chris Sievernich NERFINISHED
Wieland Schulz-Keil NERFINISHED
productionCompany Vestron Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1987-12-11
releaseYear 1987
runtimeMinutes 83
screenwriter Tony Huston NERFINISHED
setInCity Dublin NERFINISHED
setInCountry Ireland NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 20th century
setInYear 1904
starredActor Anjelica Huston NERFINISHED
Cathleen Delany NERFINISHED
Dan O’Herlihy NERFINISHED
Donal Donnelly NERFINISHED
Donal McCann NERFINISHED
Frank Patterson NERFINISHED
Helena Carroll NERFINISHED
Ingrid Craigie NERFINISHED
Rachel Dowling NERFINISHED

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Anjelica Huston notableWork The Dead
Sally Ann Howes performedIn The Dead
Dubliners hasPart The Dead