The Last of the High Kings
“When school ends... and life begins.”
1996•18•1h 42m•5.6•Released
DramaComedy
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.
Director
David Keating
Writer
David Keating, Gabriel Byrne
Languages
English
Studio
Parallel Film Productions
Cast
Jared Leto
Frankie Griffin
Catherine O'Hara
Cathleen
Christina Ricci
Erin
Gabriel Byrne
Jack Griffin
Stephen Rea
Cab Driver
Colm Meaney
Jim Davern
Lorraine Pilkington
Jayne Wayne
Jason Barry
Nelson Fitzgerald
Emily Mortimer
Romy Thomas
Karl Hayden
Hopper Delaney
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Noelie Griffin
Renee Weldon
Maggie Griffin
Des Braiden
Teacher
Darren Monks
Davy Dudley
Peter Keating
Ray Griffin
Production
Company
Parallel Film Productions
Company
Northolme
Company
Nordisk Film Denmark
Producer
Tim Palmer
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