Cal (1984 film)

Cal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPat O'Connor
Screenplay byBernard MacLaverty
Based onCal
by Bernard MacLaverty
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJerzy Zielinski
Edited byMichael Bradsell
Music byMark Knopfler
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Release dates
  • 24 August 1984 (1984-08-24) (USA)
  • 5 October 1984 (1984-10-05) (Ireland)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
Budget£1,930,000[1]

Cal is a 1984 Irish drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring John Lynch and Helen Mirren. Based on the novella Cal (1983) written by Bernard MacLaverty, who also wrote the script, the film was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where Mirren won the award for Best Actress.[2] Most of the movie was filmed in Drogheda in locations around the town, including Barrack Street and St. Finian's Park.

  1. ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 20.
  2. ^ "Cal". Retrieved 13 November 2011.