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Cast
John Byrne
as Self/Mobile Library Driver
Robbie Coltrane
as Self/Detective
Stuart Davids
as Young Byrne/Phil McCann
Robert Carlyle
as Spanky Farrell
William Blair
as Hector McKenzie
Alastair Galbraith
as Gunman
William Buchanan
as Little Byrne
Ewen Duncan
as Musical Byrne
Juliet Cadzow
as Mother
Bill Paterson
as Father/F.S. McDade
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1988
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
Genres—
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DirectorJohn Byrne
WritersJohn Byrne
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsByrne About Byrne
About Byrne About Byrne
In this diverse and inventive autobiography, painter and author John Byrne travels from his youth, through his art school years to the period of his stage and TV plays, and on to his death, sometime in the future. With him is Robbie Coltrane as himself and as a shamus invented by Byrne, who discovers there are as many aspects to the author as there are actors playing him.
Directed by John Byrne, Byrne About Byrne leans on a strong ensemble — John Byrne, Robbie Coltrane, Stuart Davids — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1988.
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