Movie: The Last of the High Kings

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jared Leto
Jared Leto

Frankie Griffin

Catherine O'Hara
Catherine O'Hara

Cathleen

Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci

Erin

Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne

Jack Griffin

Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea

Cab Driver

Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney

Jim Davern

Lorraine Pilkington
Lorraine Pilkington

Jayne Wayne

Jason Barry
Jason Barry

Nelson Fitzgerald

Emily Mortimer
Emily Mortimer

Romy Thomas

Karl Hayden
Karl Hayden

Hopper Delaney

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1996-12-06

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    When school ends... and life begins.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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