Broth of a Boy
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Director George Pollock Duration Music director Stanley Black Language English | 6.1/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Running time 1h 17m Country Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date February 1959 Writer Blanaid Irvine, Patrick Kirwan, Hugh Leonard (original play) Screenplay Patrick Kirwan, Blanaid Irvine Cast Barry Fitzgerald , June Thorburn , Godfrey Quigley , Eddie Golden , Harry Brogan Similar movies Man About Dog (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Broth of a Boy is a 1959 Irish comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring Barry Fitzgerald, Harry Brogan and June Thorburn. A television reporter sets out on a quest to find a very elderly man.
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- Barry fitzgerald oldest man in the world broth of a boy
- Leo rowsome in broth of a boy 1959
- Plot
- Cast
- Critical reception
- References
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Plot
Whilst holidaying in Ireland, British TV producer Randall (Tony Wright) comes across a village celebrating the birthday of the oldest man in the world, Patrick Farrell (Barry Fitzgerald). Thinking Farrell's 110th birthday would make an ideal subject for a BBC documentary, Randall seeks to persuade him to agree to being filmed. However, Farrell proves difficult, is an old codger, cantankerous and disreputable, and will cooperate only if he can exploit the situation for his own ends.
Cast
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "Although the idea bristles with lively possibilities and Mr. Fitzgerald and the Abbey Theatre players who surround him do as much as they can with it, "Broth of a Boy" only generates mild chuckles and a guffaw or two"; and TV Guide bemoaned the "Bad script, acting, and direction"; whereas Allmovie applauded "a pleasant, easygoing satire of exploitive journalism--a target that is as viable today as it was in 1959"; and Leonard Maltin also found the film "quietly effective."
References
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