War of the Buttons (1994)
Release Date: Jun 1, 1995 Wide
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Rival groups of boys from two neighboring Irish villages engage in a running battle in this remake of the 1962 French movie of the same name, based on a novel by Louis Pergaud. The boys from Ballydowse, who dress as they please, exchange insults with boys from nearby Carricksdowse -- who wear school uniforms. One day, the Bally gang cuts the buttons off the clothes of a bully in the Carricks gang. The Carricks retaliate by swiping the buttons from the clothes of the leader of the Bally boys,
Jun 1, 1995 Wide
Sep 10, 1996
Warner Home Video
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Cast
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Liam Cunningham
Schoolmaster -
Gregg Fitzgerald
Fergus -
Colm Meaney
Geronimo's Dad -
John S. Coffey
Geronimo -
Eveanna Ryan
Marie -
Paul Batt
Gorilla -
Thomas Kavanagh
Riley -
Dervla Kirwan
Adult Marie -
Brendan McNamara
Tim -
Gerard Kearney
Big Con -
Kevin O'Malley
Fishy -
Anthony Cunningham
Little Con -
John Cleere
Peter -
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Karl Byrne
Mickey Moon -
Barry Walsh
Willie -
Derek O'Leary
Brendan -
Niall Collins
Chick -
Maureen Bennett
Master's Wife -
Brendan Cauldwell
Carrickdowse Priest -
Donncha Crowley
Police Sergeant -
Alan Devlin
Mr Riley -
Barbre Dowling
Geronimo's Mum -
Martin Dunne
Willie's Dad -
Frank Grimes
Christian Brother -
Frank Kelly
Gorilla's Dad -
Pat Laffan
Mr Connor -
Helen Montague
Tich's Mum -
Declan Mulholland
Priest -
Johnny Murphy
Jonjo -
Ger Ryan
Fergus' Mum -
Jack Lynch
Mr Riley's Friend -
Maurice O'Donoghue
Police Sergeant -
Frank O'Sullivan
Fisherman -
John Olohan
Fat Pat's Dad -
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Foreign Titles
- Krieg der Knöpfe (DE)
- War of the Buttons (1994) (UK)
