Borstal Boy
As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.
6.2
54 votes
March 22, 2001
1h 31m
Drama
Overview
Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England.
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Shawn Hatosy
Brendan Behan
Danny Dyer
Charlie Milwall
Robin Laing
Jock
Ian McElhinney
Verreker
Eva Birthistle
Liz Joyce
Mark Huberman
Mac
Lee Ingleby
Dale
Ronnie Drew
Customs manE
Eamon Glancy
ManningD
Dennis Conway
HolmesP
Patricia Leventon
LandladyJ
John O'Toole
Whitbread
Luke Hayden
Alex
Michael York
Joyce
Mark Lambert
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