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Waking Ned(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-09-15
70%
311 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
How far would you go to win a fortune!
Overview:
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Languages: English, Irish, Latin.
Countries:
France,
United Kingdom
Budget: $3,000,000.00
Revenue: $43,515,982.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Tomboy Films
Movie: Waking Ned
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ian Bannen
Jackie O'Shea
David Kelly
Michael O'Sullivan
Fionnula Flanagan
Annie O'Shea
Susan Lynch
Maggie O'Toole
Brendan Dempsey
Jim Kelly
James Nesbitt
Pig Finn
Paul Vaughan
Narrator (voice)
Maura O'Malley
Mrs. Kennedy
Robert Hickey
Maurice O'Toole
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