The Snapper (film)

The Snapper
Directed byStephen Frears
Screenplay byRoddy Doyle
Based onThe Snapper
by Roddy Doyle
Produced byLynda Myles
Ian Hopkins (associate producer)
Starring
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Edited byMick Audsley
Music byStanley Myers
Production
company
Distributed byElectric Pictures[1]
Release date
  • 4 April 1993 (1993-04-04)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4 million (UK/US)

The Snapper is a 1993 Irish television film directed by Stephen Frears,[2] and starring Tina Kellegher, Colm Meaney and Brendan Gleeson. The film is based on the novel[3] by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, about the Curley family and their domestic adventures. For his performance, Meaney was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

  1. ^ "The Snapper (1993)". BBFC. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The Snapper – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger. "The Snapper movie review & film summary (1993) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.