Catchpenny Twist (1977) - Sam Dale, Gerard Murphy, Frances Tomelty

Loading Page

Movie: Catchpenny Twist

Top 10 Billed Cast

Sam Dale

Sam Dale

Martyn Semple

Gerard Murphy

Roy Fletcher

Frances Tomelty

Monagh

Maggie Shevlin

Marie Kyle

Pat Leavy

Pat Leavy

Mrs. Barker

Des Keogh

Comedian

Donald Sumpter

Spalding

Michael Duffy

Michael Duffy

Promoter

Maureen Thornton

Maureen Thornton

Meryl Shanks

Peter Kelly

Peter Kelly

Willi Zero

HomePage
Overview
Roy and Martyn want to write the next Irish winner for the Eurovision Song Contest. So who thinks they are working for British Army Intelligence? And why has someone sent them two bullets through the post?
Release Date
1977-12-05
Average
0
Rating:
0.0 starts
Tagline
Genres
Comedy TV Movie Drama Music
Languages:
English
Keywords
songwriting eurovision the troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)

Similar Movies

74%

Once(en)

2007-03-23

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

2007-03-23

73%

Bloody Sunday(en)

2002-01-25

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

2002-01-25

55%

Kissing Candice(en)

2018-06-22

Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in real life, she becomes involved with a dangerous local gang.

2018-06-22

69%

Flora and Son(en)

2023-09-21

Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musician, and harmony for this frayed Dublin family.

2023-09-21

64%

Music and Lyrics(en)

2007-02-09

A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written lyrics and he has to come up with a hit in a matter of days.

2007-02-09

Naked Eurovision(en)

1998-12-31

Richard Fairbrass goes behind the scenes of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.

1998-12-31

68%

Heaven Adores You(en)

2014-05-14

Heaven Adores You is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith. By threading the music of Elliott Smith through the dense, yet often isolating landscapes of the three major cities he lived in -- Portland, New York City, Los Angeles -- Heaven Adores You presents a visual journey and an earnest review of the singer's prolific songwriting and the impact it continues to have on fans, friends, and fellow musicians.

2014-05-14

Douze Points(he)

2019-05-19

A comedy-thriller created by mixing ISIS operatives, tough Mossad agents and a unique relationship between two young Muslim guys in the most rainbow-colored, song contest imaginable. Was previously a miniseries, now edited into a feature film for the festival circuit.

2019-05-19

73%

Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued(en)

2014-11-21

A documentary that goes behind the scenes with some of today's most talented songwriters as they make new music based on long-lost, newly discovered lyrics from Bob Dylan's legendary Basement Tapes sessions. T Bone Burnett brings Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford together in a dramatic two-week studio session in the basement of Capitol Records. Features an exclusive interview with Bob Dylan.

2014-11-21

The Writing on the Wall(fr)

1983-06-15

A youth workshop in Derry is mounting various projects, including a dramatized enquiry into the death of a soldier. But when a squaddie is shot on the doorstep, then real life intrudes in the shape of the police and security forces.

1983-06-15

75%

Phantom of the Paradise(en)

1974-10-31

Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

1974-10-31

Love Lies Bleeding(en)

1993-06-14

Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole and uses the time to search for his girlfriend Leyla’s killer. He finds only lies and intrigue surrounding her death, and he begins to realize that his lover was not what she seemed.

1993-06-14

The Rubber Soul Project(en)

2004-10-26

Visual artist Rastko Ćirić, professor of Illustration and Animation at the Belgrade Faculty of Applied Arts and horror and science fiction writer Goran Skrobonja, inspired by the titles of songs the Beatles never released, set out to write lyrics and music in the manner in which the Beatles would have done it. They then decided to record the album with their songs. In 1995, the band, named The Rubber Soul Project (in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Beatles Rubber Soul album), was formed.

2004-10-26

The Best of Eurovision in the 70s(en)

2025-05-04

A romp through an iconic decade of the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring classic archive performances from Abba, Brotherhood of Man, Dana, Cliff Richard, alongside more notorious offerings.

2025-05-04

Wild Dances(en)

2017-05-14

In a small rural Australian town in 2004, two teenage outcasts come into conflict with their families on the night Ruslana wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine. 17-year-old Todd faces awkward and unsubtle probing from his family about his sexuality, specifically whether or not he will take a girl to the upcoming school dance. Across town, Lesia Lysenko, the only girl from an immigrant family at Todd's conservative, Catholic High School, clashes with her strict, Ukrainian father, who insists that Lesia take her younger brother to chaperone her to that same school dance. As Lesia experiments with a newfound sense of rebellion, Todd is asked out by a clueless, smitten girl with a pet hate of pop music. He practises the dance moves from Ruslana's song in his family's tool shed and hatches a secret plan to get the song played at the disco. The film moves towards its fabulous, genuinely heartwarming climax as Lesia and Todd learn that life begins when you dance to your own beat.

2017-05-14

68%

Howard(en)

2018-04-22

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.

2018-04-22