Film

The Last of the High Kings

1996 · 1h 42m · Drama · Comedy

When school ends... and life begins.

IMDb

6.1

It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.

Jared Leto

Frankie Griffin

Catherine O'Hara

Cathleen

Christina Ricci

Erin

Gabriel Byrne

Jack Griffin

Stephen Rea

Cab Driver

Colm Meaney

Jim Davern

Lorraine Pilkington

Jayne Wayne

Jason Barry

Nelson Fitzgerald

Emily Mortimer

Romy Thomas

Karl Hayden

Hopper Delaney

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Noelie Griffin

Renee Weldon

Maggie Griffin

Des Braiden

Teacher

Darren Monks

Davy Dudley

Peter Keating

Ray Griffin

Alexandra Haughey

Dawn Griffin

• David KeatingDirector · Screenplay
• Gabriel ByrneScreenplay
• Ferdia MacAnnaNovel
• Tim PalmerProducer
• Keith NorthropExecutive Producer
• John WolstenholmeExecutive Producer
• Bernd HeinlDirector of Photography
• Ray LovejoyEditor
• Nuala MoiselleCasting

Release date

December 6, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

18

Genres

Drama, Comedy

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