The Dead (1987)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 16:9 (720x576) VBR | 01:19:26 | 3.98 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: none | Genre: Drama
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 16:9 (720x576) VBR | 01:19:26 | 3.98 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: none | Genre: Drama
John Huston's last film is a labor of love at several levels: an adaptation of perhaps one of the greatest pieces of English-language literature by one of Huston's favorite authors, James Joyce; a love letter to the land of his ancestors and the country where his children grew up; and the chance to work with his screenwriter son Tony and his actress daughter Anjelica.
The final film of legendary director John Huston was based on the closing story of James Joyce's Dubliners. Anjelica Huston is top-billed as Gretta Conroy, the niece by marriage of turn-of-century Irish spinsters Kate Morkan (Helena Carroll) and Julia Morkan (Cathleen Delany). At the home of these two curious ladies, Gretta is prodded into remembering her long-dead lover. She tearfully reveals to her husband (Donal McCann) that the deceased boy may well have died on her behalf. Her tale of woe bespeaks the sentiment shared by James Joyce: no matter how long in their graves, the dead will always influence the living. Adding to the film's elegiac quality, it stars Huston's daughter Anjelica and was co-written with his son Tony Huston.Review by Hal Erickson, Allmovie.com
Film at IMDB Ratings: 7.2/10 from 4 303 users
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Director: John Huston
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Dan O'Herlihy, Donal Donnelly, Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany and other
Special Features:
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Alex North - The Dead: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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