The Disappearance of Finbar (1996)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Sue Clayton

Writers:

Dermot Bolger (writer)
Sue Clayton (writer)
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Release Date:

17 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Finbar and Danny are close childhood friends who live in a depressing neighbourhood in an Irish town...

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Luke Griffin	...	Danny Quinn
Reiska Laine	...	Himself (Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	Finbar Flynn
Sean Lawlor	...	Michael Flynn
Chris Meehan	...	Roscommon Cowboy
Toner Quinn	...	Roscommon Cowboy
Phil Calley	...	Roscommon Cowboy
Fran McPhail	...	Roscommon Cowbow
Pete Cummins	...	Roscommon Cowboy
Pat Henry	...	Roscommon Cowboy
Gerard Cullen	...	Roscommon Cowboy
Jake Williams	...	Young Finbar
Robert Hickey	...	Young Danny
Eleanor Methven	...	Pat Flynn
Marie Mullen	...	Ellen Quinn
Don Foley	...	Grandpa Quinn
Conor Fitzgerald	...	Fergal Flynn
Aoife Doyle	...	Jodie Flynn
Lorraine Pilkington	...	Katie
Tina Kellegher	...	Ms. Byrne
Sean McGinley	...	Detective Roche
Barry McGovern	...	Action Committee Chairman
Ciara Wong	...	Girl in Chip Shop
Derry Power	...	Barman
Larry Murphy	...	Bouncer
Joe Savino	...	Talent Scout
Rob Brown	...	Pop Singer
Louise Loughman	...	Pop Video Dancer
Pamela Flood	...	Pop Video Dancer
Jan Mybrand	...	Immigration Officer
Per Mattsson	...	Karl
Lina Englund	...	Girl in Bar
Li Wen	...	Chinese Man
Zheng Wei	...	Chinese Woman
Juhani Haapala	...	Man in Store
Lille-Mor Falk	...	Woman in Store
Mikael Toyra	...	Big Finnish Driver
Kent Sturk	...	Man in Kiosk
Kurt Johansson	...	Singer Miner 1
Olof Mukka	...	Singing Miner 2
Sten Ljunggren	...	Finn Bar Barman
Antti Reini	...	Antti
Thomas Hedengran	...	Matti
Lennart Johansson	...	Pauli
Tomas Laustiola	...	Jukka
Fanny Risberg	...	Abbi
Sif Ruud	...	Johanna
Pedro Hietanen	...	Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen
Jiri Lappalainen	...	Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen
Allan Isberg	...	Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen
Heikki Virtanen	...	Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen
Peter Lerche	...	Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen
Seppo Kantonen	...	Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen
Erkki Junkkarinen	...	Tango singer
Markus Allan	...	Tango Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin Farrell	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Sue Clayton

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dermot Bolger		writer
Sue Clayton		writer
Carl Lombard		novel "The Disappearance of Rory Brophy"

Produced by
Martin Bruce-Clayton	....	producer
David Collins	....	co-producer
Bertil Ohlsson	....	producer
Jonathan Olsberg	....	executive producer
Ole Søndberg	....	executive producer
Søren Stærmose	....	co-producer
Rod Stoneman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Davy Spillane

Cinematography by
Eduardo Serra

Film Editing by
J. Patrick Duffner

Casting by
Nuala Moiselle

Production Design by
Bengt Fröderberg

Art Direction by
Conor Devlin
Bengt Fröderberg
Ned McLoughlin

Set Decoration by
Anna-Lena Hansen

Costume Design by
Marie Tierney
Kersti Vitali

Makeup Department
Orla Carrol	....	hair stylist (as Orla Carroll)
Morna Ferguson	....	makeup artist
Lorraine Glynn	....	assistant hair stylist
Jennifer Hegarty	....	makeup artist
Anna-Lena Melin	....	makeup assistant
Maria Strid	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mia Avellone	....	assistant unit manager: Sweden
Stephen Barker	....	post-production supervisor
Hans Lönnerheden	....	production manager: second unit
Seamus McInerney	....	production manager: Ireland
Mariana Paavonen	....	unit manager: Sweden
Monica Steenberg	....	production supervisor: Sweden

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel Bergman	....	first assistant director
John Burns	....	third assistant director
Daisy Cummins	....	trainee assistant director
Keith Foston	....	assistant director
Marita Koivisto	....	third assistant director
Hannah Quinn	....	trainee assistant director
Robert Quinn	....	second assistant director
Guy Travers	....	first assistant director
Kathrine Windfeld	....	second assistant director
Daniel di Grado	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Russ Bailey	....	construction manager
Torbjörn Berg	....	carpenter: Stockholm
Tina Brophy	....	prop buyer
Manus Daly	....	carpenter
Cos Egan	....	property master
Pascal Farrell	....	carpenter
Åke Franzon	....	carpenter: Stockholm
Joe Gaynor	....	painter
Janne Haglöf	....	props assistant: Lappland
Johan Harnesk	....	property buyer: Stockholm
Ulrika Holmér	....	carpenter: Stockholm
Linda Janson	....	assistant art director
George Joyce	....	carpenter
Mats Karlsson	....	chief carpenter: Stockholm
Tony Kelly	....	stagehand
Rene Knol	....	stand-by props
Thomas Lavelle	....	master painter
My Leffler	....	painter: Sweden
Sonja Lindblom	....	props assistant: Lappland
Joakim Lundström	....	props assistant: Lappland
Jenny Malmsten	....	props assistant: Stockholm
Steffen Martinsson	....	carpenter: Stockholm
Philip Murphy	....	props
Göran Nilsson	....	property master: Sweden
Percy Nilsson	....	carpenter: Stockholm
Anders Olausson	....	stand-by props: Sweden
Christy O'Shaughnessy	....	painter
Larry O'Toole	....	carpenter
Dave Peters	....	dressing props
Leif Plöjer	....	carpenter: Stockholm
John Purdy	....	stagehand
Brendan Rankin	....	assistant art director
Daniel Ratio	....	carpenter: Lappland
Johan Sjölin	....	construction manager: Sweden
Roland Stenmark	....	chief carpenter: Lappland
Håkan Tillstam	....	carpenter: Lappland
Noel Walsh	....	stand-by props
Tomas Westerlund	....	carpenter: Stockholm
Dave Whelan	....	construction supervisor

Sound Department
Ronald Bailey	....	sound mixer
Andrew Griffiths	....	sound maintenance
Richard King	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Lewiston	....	sound designer
Mats Lindskog	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Maurice Foley	....	special effects supervisor
Marty Kelly	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Kent Sturk	....	stunts
Philippe Zone	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Bailey	....	still photographer
Ulf Björck	....	chief gaffer
Arne Carlsson	....	key grip
Albert Cassells	....	electrician: Ireland
Noel Donnellon	....	video playback operator
Bill Dowling	....	video playback operator: Ireland
Stephen Doyle	....	best boy: Ireland
Robert Ekman	....	electrician: Sweden
Philip Fitzsimons	....	gaffer: Ireland
Kobie Kentkuran	....	key grip
Manne Lindwall	....	clapper loader
William Louthe	....	electrician
David Merrigan	....	rigger
Lars-Göran Nygren	....	gaffer: Sweden
Willie O'Brien	....	rigger
Peter Robertson	....	camera operator
Peter Robinson	....	camera operator
Linus Sandgren	....	electrician
Arthur Wooster	....	director of photography: second unit
Tim Wooster	....	camera operator: second unit

Casting Department
Patsy Pollock	....	casting consultant (as Patsie Pollock)
Louise Thurén	....	casting: Sweden

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheila Fahey	....	wardrobe mistress: Ireland

Editorial Department
Michael Kelliher	....	assistant editor
Gaye Lynch	....	assistant editor
Jamie Pearson	....	assistant editor
Alan Strachan	....	additional editor

Transportation Department
Eamonn Murphy	....	unit driver

Other crew
Tobias Åström	....	location manager: second unit
Elisabeth Bjuhr	....	dog trainer: Sweden
Per Brännman	....	stand-in: Sweden
Richard Burridge	....	script advisor
Cindy Cummins	....	choreographer: Ireland
Sile Dorney	....	accounts assistant: Ireland
Keith Foston	....	stand-in: Ireland
Brendan Gunn	....	dialect coach: Ireland
Janette Hamill	....	production secretary: Ireland
Susan Harnett	....	assistant: David Collins
Manus Hingerty	....	location manager
Suzanna Holmqvist	....	stand-in: Sweden
Pia Janols	....	production accountant
Catherine Jardine	....	coordinator: UK
Anna Johansson	....	production assistant: Sweden
Samantha Knox-Johnston	....	production office runner: Ireland (as Sam Knox-Johnston)
Dan Lundström	....	location manager: Sweden
Paddy McCarney	....	assistant location manager
Anette Niia	....	coordinator: Lappland
Niamh O'Dea	....	assistant: Bertil Ohlsson
Cathy Pearson	....	stand-in: Ireland
Agneta Perman	....	production coordinator: second unit
Anita Rytting	....	production coordinator: Sweden
Thomas Schiöler	....	stand-in: Sweden
Ingvar Selberg	....	dialect coach: Sweden
David Sheehy	....	production accountant
Laerke Sigfred Pedersen	....	script supervisor
Ylva Swedenborg	....	publicist: Sweden
Mia Zaar	....	production secretary: Sweden

Production Companies

• Victoria Film
• Samson Films

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (Spain)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

När Finbar försvann (Sweden)
Auf der Suche nach Finbar (Germany) [de]
I exafanisi tou Finbar (Greece) (TV title) [el]
Missä on Finbar? (Finland) [fi]
O Desaparecimento de Finbar (Portugal) [pt]
Procura-se Finbar (Brazil) [pt]
The Disappearance of Finbar (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Ireland | Sweden | UK

Language:

English | Finnish | Mandarin | Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Ireland:15 | Spain:7

Filming Locations:

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company:

Victoria Film

Quotes:

Finbar Flynn: Bet you wish you were here don't ya, Danny?

Soundtrack:

Tangokavaljeren

excellent film, my favourite

Dealing with the search for friendship, love, freedom and your own identity, this is surely the best film I know. Music, landscape and the characters build an unique atmosphere, that is mystic in a way, but most of all an expression of a longing and seeking mood. A film to find yourself! Or as Sue Clayton says, it is a film about the wanderer of Irish Legend and his chronist. And surely everyone is invited to share this wandering.

Did he jump or did he fall?