O'Donoghue's Opera (1998)
O'Donoghue's Opera (1998) - Comedy Movies 37 minutes. . In this mock opera infused with gallows humour, Ronnie Drew and his band of bohemian merrymakers, The Dubliners, re-enact the execution ballad ‘The Night Before Larry Was Stretched’. Larry finds himself caught in a hangman’s noose as just reward for being ‘the best burglar in all Ireland’. Made in 1965, the film remained uncompleted and unseen until its restoration in 1998. ireland, irish music, short film, dubliners
Released: Mar 07, 1998
Runtime: 37 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Ronnie Drew, Séamus Ennis, Johnny Moynihan, Ciarán Bourke, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna
Crew: Kevin Sheldon (Director), Kevin Sheldon (Producer), Sé Merry Doyle (Producer)