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The Mighty Celt

IMDb ID: tt0410320 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.6 (990 votes)

Genres: Drama

In this tender coming-of-age story, a young boy from a broken home learns the harsh realities of life after adopting an awkward greyhound and befriending a mysterious figure from his mother's past.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Mighty Celt
Canada: The Mighty Celt (English)
United Kingdom: The Mighty Celt
Ireland: The Mighty Celt (English)
India: The Mighty Celt (English)
New Zealand: The Mighty Celt (English)
United States: The Mighty Celt
South Africa: The Mighty Celt (English)
Poland: Waleczny Celt
Russia: Могучий кельт
Могучий кельт
Release Date2005-08-26Runtime82 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews14Critic Reviews8Countries / RegionsIreland
United Kingdom
LanguagesEnglishKeywordsboy
reference to the easter rising
irish politics
ferret
squeaky toy
Filming LocationsBelfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKProduction CompaniesBBC Film
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
Green Park Films
Official SitesNIFC - http://www.nifc.co.uk/filmcatalogue.asp?id=25&index=15IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410320/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0410320.jpgUpdated At2026-05-01T20:14:04

Stars

Ken Stott
Tyrone McKenna
Gillian Anderson
Richard Dormer
Sean McGinley
Robert Carlyle
Kevin Elliott
Bernard Manning
Simon Delaney
Mark McCavanagh

Directors

Pearse Elliott

Writers

Pearse Elliott

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ken Stott | Character: Good Joe
Actor: Tyrone McKenna | Character: Donal
Actor: Gillian Anderson | Character: Kate
Actor: Richard Dormer | Character: Ronan
Actor: Sean McGinley | Character: 'I'm a Cripple'
Actor: Robert Carlyle | Character: O
Actor: Kevin Elliott | Character: Turlough O'Neill
Actor: Bernard Manning | Character: Kid Joyrider
Actor: Simon Delaney | Character: Big Man
Actor: Mark McCavanagh | Character: Dissident Republican 1
Actor: Sean Clinton | Character: Dissident Republican 2
Actor: John Travers | Character: Spacer
Actor: Alison Finnegan | Character: Teenage Girl
Actor: Aaron Farrell | Character: Brendy Morrison
Actor: Bronagh Taggart | Character: Girl Next Door

[Directors Group]
Name: Pearse Elliott | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Pearse Elliott | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Paddy Breathnach | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Casey | Role: Producer
Name: Katie Holly | Role: Producer
Name: Brendan McCarthy | Role: Producer
Name: Paddy McDonald | Role: Producer
Name: Helen Murray | Role: Producer
Name: Tracey Scoffield | Role: Producer
Name: David M. Thompson | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Walpole | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Woods | Role: Producer
Name: Stephen Wright | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Adrian Johnston | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Seamus Deasy | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Dermot Diskin | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Shaheen Baig | Role: Casting Director
Name: Abi Cohen | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Tom McCullagh | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Mark Lowry | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Shane Bunting | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Hazel Webb Crozier | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Pam Lowry | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Linda Mooney | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Paula Murphy | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Suzanne Traynor | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jennifer McAufield | Role: Production Manager
Name: Carol Moorhead | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tim Morris | Role: Production Manager
Name: Michael Wood | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Rachael Casey | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Andrew Hegarty | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alex Jones | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Hannah Quinn | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jonathan Shaw | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lisa Skarell | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: John Wallace | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Cole Doherty | Role: Art Department
Name: Neville Gaynor | Role: Art Department
Name: Felix McCrudden | Role: Art Department
Name: Gerald McCusker | Role: Art Department
Name: Joe Paul | Role: Art Department
Name: Liam Taylor | Role: Art Department
Name: William Simpson | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Peter Blayney | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Collins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michelle Cunniffe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Caoimhe Doyle | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Fitzgerald | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sarah Gaines | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brendan Geaney | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kahl Henderson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ronan Hill | Role: Sound Department
Name: Simon Kerr | Role: Sound Department
Name: Fiadhnait McCann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean McGrath | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Moore | Role: Sound Department
Name: Melvin Moore | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jon Stevenson | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Kevin Byrne | Role: Special Effects
Name: Pat Redmond | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: John Kennedy | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Dominick Hewitt | Role: Stunts
Name: Donal O'Farrell | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Davy Bates | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paddy Breathnach | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ian Buckley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lisa Carville | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ronald Coe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean Corcoran | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Niall Crawford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John T. Davis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Noah Eli Davis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shane Deasy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Gardner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Conor Hammond | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Hill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Livingstone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul McConkey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brett McCrum | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlo McDonnell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shane O'Neill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Davy Sherwin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Thompson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Sonya Butterworth | Role: Casting Department
Name: Claudia Drakes | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Kerry Gooding | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rachael Webb-Crozier | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Angela Barrett | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Bryan Bartlett | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tim Caplan | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David Dillon | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Cara Holmes | Role: Editorial Department
Name: John Kennedy | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Barry Moen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Robbie O'Farrell | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Colin Pearce | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Leigh Raby | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Trevor Currie | Role: Location Management
Name: Catherine Geary | Role: Location Management
Name: Gordon Wycherley | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Ian Burdge | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Clarvis | Role: Music Department
Name: Terry Davies | Role: Music Department
Name: Antonella Fragapane | Role: Music Department
Name: Isobel Griffiths | Role: Music Department
Name: Stuart Hall | Role: Music Department
Name: William Hawkes | Role: Music Department
Name: Thad Kelly | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Parr | Role: Music Department
Name: John Parricelli | Role: Music Department
Name: Colin Rae | Role: Music Department
Name: Sonia Slany | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Ellie Botwood | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa Drayne | Role: Production Department
Name: Laura Livingstone | Role: Production Department
Name: Cathy Mooney | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Emer Conroy | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Maurice Brown | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Anthony Carroll | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Alan Crozier | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dennis Hanna | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Frank Hudson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: John McDowell | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Roy McManus | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Peter Morrow | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Andy Thornton | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Stephen Thornton | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Phillip Wiggans | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Bob Austin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Balance | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Barr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Berry | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Best | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shane Bunting | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Caplan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rory Mac Dermott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paddy Elliott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aaron Farrell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tracy Ferguson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rena Garrigan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Helen Giles | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brophy Gillespie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brendan Gunn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Gyle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rob Habgood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Debbie Hanney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Hendriks | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Hickey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Hobbs | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fiona Holdsworth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katie Holly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dave Hughes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ruth Hunter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Jackson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darren Lyttle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Duff McCormack | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carol McCullagh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jill McCullough | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Seamus McGarry | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pat McKane | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Deirdre McKenna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dermot McKenna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Margaret McKenna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Miller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexander Piras | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sue Potter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Reid | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Stevenson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Stewart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Billi Webster | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Carson | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Niall Bamford | Role: Thanks
Name: Isabel Begg | Role: Thanks
Name: Elsie Brown | Role: Thanks
Name: Julia Chun | Role: Thanks
Name: Sally Elliott | Role: Thanks
Name: Shane Elliott | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Foster | Role: Thanks
Name: Elaine Gill | Role: Thanks
Name: Johanna Hogan | Role: Thanks
Name: Moira Horgan | Role: Thanks
Name: Jonathan Kelly | Role: Thanks
Name: Roger Leviton | Role: Thanks
Name: Laura Livingstone | Role: Thanks
Name: Teresa McGrane | Role: Thanks
Name: David McMunn | Role: Thanks
Name: Aoife McRedmond | Role: Thanks
Name: Ivan Nesbitt | Role: Thanks
Name: Rebecca O'Flanagan | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael O'Sullivan | Role: Thanks
Name: Sarah Power | Role: Thanks
Name: Aisling Quinn | Role: Thanks
Name: Andrew Reid | Role: Thanks
Name: Elaine Steel | Role: Thanks
Name: Iain Williams | Role: Thanks
Name: Richard Williams | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410320/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Ireland: February 11, 2005 (Dublin Film Festival)
Germany: February 15, 2005 (Berlin International Film Festival)
United States: March 6, 2005 (New York Irish Film Fleadh)
United Kingdom: April 11, 2005 (Belfast Film Festival)
Italy: July 20, 2005 (Giffoni Film Festival)
Australia: August 2, 2005 (Brisbane Film Festival)
Australia: August 6, 2005 (Cairns Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 26, 2005
Ireland: August 26, 2005
Canada: August 29, 2005 (Montréal World Film Festival)
United States: October 21, 2005 (Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival)
Netherlands: October 24, 2005 (Cinekid Film Festival)
United States: January 7, 2006 (TV premiere)
United States: March 8, 2006 (San Francisco Irish Film Festival)
United States: March 23, 2006 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 9, 2006 (Europa Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2005 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Film | The Mighty Celt
Nominee | 2005 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Script for Film | Pearse Elliott, The Mighty Celt
Nominee | 2005 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Cinematography | Seamus Deasy, The Mighty Celt
Winner | 2005 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Audience Award | Best International Actress | Gillian Anderson, The Mighty Celt

Box Office

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