The Legend of Barney Thomson

The Legend of Barney Thomson
Directed byRobert Carlyle
Screenplay byColin McLaren
Richard Cowan
Based onThe Long Midnight of Barney Thomson
by Douglas Lindsay
Produced byJohn G. Lenic
Kaleena Kiff
Brian Coffey
Holly Brydson
Richard Cowan
StarringRobert Carlyle
Emma Thompson
Ray Winstone
Ashley Jensen
Brian Pettifer
CinematographyFabian Wagner
Distributed byIcon Film Distribution[1]
Release dates
  • 17 June 2015 (2015-06-17) (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
  • 24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)
Running time
94 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,329,376[3]

The Legend of Barney Thomson, known in the United States as Barney Thomson, is a 2015 British comedy thriller film based on the 1999 novel The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay. It is the directorial debut of Robert Carlyle, who also stars in the film, alongside Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Ashley Jensen and Brian Pettifer. It was previewed at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2015 before its release on 24 July 2015.[4] The film also won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Feature Film.

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  2. ^ "THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Barney Thomson (2015)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ^ Barraclough, Leo (5 May 2015). "Edinburgh Film Festival to Open with Robert Carlyle's 'The Legend of Barney Thomson'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 11 February 2016.