Fools of Fortune

Fools of Fortune
Directed byPat O'Connor
Screenplay byMichael Hirst
Based onFools of Fortune by William Trevor
Produced bySarah Radclyffe
Starring
CinematographyJerzy Zielinski
Edited byMichael Bradsell
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed byPalace Pictures
Release date
  • 22 June 1990 (1990-06-22)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£2.5 million
Box officeUSD$83,490[1]

Fools of Fortune is a 1990 Irish romantic drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and written by Michael Hirst based on the 1983 novel by Irish writer William Trevor. It depicts a Protestant family caught up in the conflict between the British Army and the IRA during the Irish War of Independence.[2]

  1. ^ "Fools of Fortune (1990)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.
  2. ^ BFI.org