The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Name: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2007-03-23
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Mary O'Riordan

IMDb ID: tt0460989 · Year: 2007 · Rating: 7.5 (57,987 votes)

Genres: Drama · War

Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Canada: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (English)
United Kingdom: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Ireland: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (English)
India: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (English)
New Zealand: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (English)
Singapore: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (English)
United States: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
South Africa: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (English)
United Arab Emirates: The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Germany: The Wind that Shakes the Barley
India: The Wind that Shakes the Barley (Hindi)
Netherlands: The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Argentina: El viento que acaricia el prado
Chile: El viento que acaricia el prado
Colombia: El viento que acaricia el prado
Spain: El viento que agita la cebada
Panama: El viento que agita la cebada
Canada: Le vent se lève (French)
France: Le vent se lève
Mexico: Vientos de libertad
United States: Vientos de libertad (Spanish)
Portugal: Brisa de Mudança
Slovakia: Dvíha sa vietor (Alternative Title)
Hungary: Felkavar a szél
Sweden: Frihetens pris
Italy: Il vento che accarezza l'erba
Greece: O anemos horevei to krithari (transliterated title)
Turkey: Özgürlük rüzgarı (Turkish)
Estonia: Tuul mis sasib odrapõldu
Lithuania: Vėjas, siūbuojantis miežius
Brazil: Ventos da Liberdade
Serbia: Vetar koji njiše ječam
Slovenia: Veter, ki trese jecmen
Denmark: Vinden der ryster kornet
Norway: Vinden som ryster kornet
Poland: Wiatr buszujący w jęczmieniu
Slovakia: Zdvíha sa vietor
Czech Republic: Zvedá se vítr
Greece: Ο άνεμος χορεύει το κριθάρι
Russia: Вeтер, который качает вереск
Ukraine: Вітер, що гойдає верес
Bulgaria: Вятърът в ечемичените ниви (Bulgarian)
Taiwan: 吹動大麥的風
China: 风吹麦浪 (Mandarin)
Japan: 麦の穂をゆらす風 (Japanese)
Vientos de libertadContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2007-03-23Runtime127 minutesMetascore82IMDb Popularity4397User Reviews261Critic Reviews93Countries / RegionsIreland
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
Spain
France
SwitzerlandLanguagesEnglish
Irish Gaelic
LatinKeywords1920s
shot to death
gunfire
british military
post world war oneFilming LocationsKilmainham Jail, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandProduction CompaniesSixteen Films
Matador Pictures
Regent CapitalIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460989/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0460989.jpgUpdated At2025-11-24T14:51:13

Directors

Ken Loach

Writers

Paul Laverty

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Cillian Murphy | Character: Damien
Actor: Pádraic Delaney | Character: Teddy
Actor: Liam Cunningham | Character: Dan
Actor: Orla Fitzgerald | Character: Sinead
Actor: Mary O'Riordan | Character: Peggy
Actor: Mary Murphy | Character: Bernadette
Actor: Laurence Barry | Character: Micheail
Actor: Damien Kearney | Character: Finbar - Volunteer
Actor: Frank Bourke | Character: Leo - Volunteer
Actor: Myles Horgan | Character: Rory - Volunteer
Actor: Martin Lucey | Character: Congo - Volunteer
Actor: Aidan O'Hare | Character: Steady Boy - Volunteer
Actor: Shane Casey | Character: Kevin - Volunteer
Actor: John Crean | Character: Chris - Volunteer
Actor: Máirtín de Cógáin | Character: Sean - Volunteer
Actor: Keith Dunphy | Character: Terence - Volunteer
Actor: Kieran Hegarty | Character: Francis - Volunteer
Actor: Gerard Kearney | Character: Donacha - Volunteer
Actor: Shane Nott | Character: Ned - Volunteer
Actor: Kevin O'Brien | Character: Tim - Volunteer
Actor: Gary McCarthy | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Tim O'Mahon | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Graham Browne | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Owen Buckley | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Aidan Fitzpatrick | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Vince Hannington | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Denis Kelleher | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Colin McClery | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Finbar O'Mahon | Character: Volunteer
Actor: John Quinlan | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Peggy Lynch | Character: Singer at Wake
Actor: Noel O'Donovan | Character: Station Guard
Actor: Peter O'Mahoney | Character: Stoker
Actor: Barry Bourke | Character: Policeman
Actor: Frank O'Sullivan | Character: Man in Pub
Actor: Diarmuid Ó'Dálaigh | Character: Man in Pub
Actor: Corina Gough | Character: Woman in Search
Actor: Roger Allam | Character: Sir John Hamilton
Actor: Sabrina Barry | Character: Julia
Actor: William Ruane | Character: Johnny Gogan
Actor: Danny Riordan | Character: Elderly Couple
Actor: Peg Crowley | Character: Elderly Couple
Actor: Fiona Lawton | Character: Lily
Actor: Kieran Aherne | Character: Sweeney
Actor: Clare Dineen | Character: Mrs Rafferty
Actor: Sean McGinley | Character: Father Denis
Actor: Tomas OhEalaithe | Character: Boy on Bike
Actor: Nora Lynch | Character: Mother of Sick Child
Actor: Diarmuid Ní Mheachair | Character: Sick Child
Actor: Denis Conway | Character: Priest
Actor: Barry L. Looney | Character: Ceilidh Band
Actor: Connie O'Connail | Character: Ceilidh Band
Actor: Aine O'Connor | Character: Ceilidh Band
Actor: Francis O'Connor | Character: Ceilidh Band
Actor: Peadr O'Riada | Character: Ceilidh Band
Actor: Neil Brand | Character: Newsreel Piano Accompanist
Actor: Tom Charnock | Character: Sergeant at Cottage - British Soldier
Actor: Alan Ready | Character: Sergeant at Station - British Soldier
Actor: Mark Wakeling | Character: Lieutenant - British Soldier
Actor: Antony Byrne | Character: Interrogator - British Soldier
Actor: Anthony Mark Streeter | Character: British Soldier
Actor: William Armstrong | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Christopher Bown | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Mark Bryce | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Alexander Donald | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Jonny Holmes | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Allan Huntley | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Bill Hurst | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Daniel Kington | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Jamie Lomas | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Anthony Martin | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Owen McQuade | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Richard Oldham | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Colin Parry | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Scott Peden | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Bernie Sweeney | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Derek Taylor | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Neil Alan Taylor | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Gregor Wood | Character: British Soldier
Actor: Fergus Burke | Character: Theatre Attendee
Actor: Richard Burke | Character: Soldier
Actor: Karl Dawson | Character: Volunteer
Actor: Niall McCarthy | Character: Extra
Actor: Siobhán McSweeney | Character: Julia
Actor: Seamus Moynihan | Character: Policeman
Actor: Philip Wright | Character: Man

[Directors Group]
Name: Ken Loach | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Paul Laverty | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Camilla Bray | Role: Producer
Name: Ulrich Felsberg | Role: Producer
Name: Ed Guiney | Role: Producer
Name: Gerardo Herrero | Role: Producer
Name: Andrew Lowe | Role: Producer
Name: Redmond Morris | Role: Producer
Name: Rebecca O'Brien | Role: Producer
Name: Nigel Thomas | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Trijbits | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Woods | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: George Fenton | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Barry Ackroyd | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jonathan Morris | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Oonagh Kearney | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Fergus Clegg | Role: Production Designer

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

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Lucy Browne | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Orla Carroll | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Deirdre Fitzgerald | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lynn Johnston | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Patricia Kirkman | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Aisling Nairn | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Martina Byrne | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Carol Moorhead | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Denis Fitzpatrick | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: David Gilchrist | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sonya Gildea | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kevin O'Leary | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Marie-Celine O'Reilly | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Michael Queen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nick Thomas | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Laura Treacy | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Adrienne Greenhalgh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Alex Bassett | Role: Art Department
Name: Phil Bowen | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Brady | Role: Art Department
Name: Jenni Cooney | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Curren | Role: Art Department
Name: Sam Curren | Role: Art Department
Name: Neville Gaynor | Role: Art Department
Name: Bobby Gee | Role: Art Department
Name: Jimmy Irwin | Role: Art Department
Name: Stanley Irwin | Role: Art Department
Name: Emer MacAvin | Role: Art Department
Name: Eleanor O'Leary | Role: Art Department
Name: Gerard Richardson | Role: Art Department
Name: Alex Robertson | Role: Art Department
Name: Danny Sumsion | Role: Art Department
Name: Graham Waters | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Julie Ankerson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ray Beckett | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ben Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Detlef Halaski | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Hayward | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Hudd | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christopher O'Dwyer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ian Tapp | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Aidan Byrne | Role: Special Effects
Name: Brendan Byrne | Role: Special Effects
Name: Kevin Byrne | Role: Special Effects
Name: Martin Fitzpatrick | Role: Special Effects
Name: Michael Kearns | Role: Special Effects
Name: Jimmy Lumsden | Role: Special Effects
Name: Pat Redmond | Role: Special Effects
Name: Dave Roddham | Role: Special Effects
Name: Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Matthew Bristowe | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gary J. Brown | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Begoña Lopez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Scott | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Marc Cass | Role: Stunts
Name: Dave Fisher | Role: Stunts
Name: Paul Heasman | Role: Stunts
Name: Paul Herbert | Role: Stunts
Name: Crispin Layfield | Role: Stunts
Name: Gordon Seed | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Roger Altmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joss Barratt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Noel Cullen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Devlin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeremy Gee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Greenberg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jörg Gönner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Holland | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carl Hudson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Romy Kaa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Georg Nonnenmacher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew O'Reilly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rory O'Riordan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Kahleen Crawford | Role: Casting Department
Name: Adrienne Greenhalgh | Role: Casting Department
Name: Chuck Douglas | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Maire Begley | Role: Costume Department
Name: Patch Corcoran | Role: Costume Department
Name: Catherine Dalton | Role: Costume Department
Name: Valerie Kelly | Role: Costume Department
Name: Debbie Millington | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ger Scully | Role: Costume Department
Name: Morgan Semmens | Role: Costume Department
Name: Cathy Young | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: María Merediz | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mark Wright | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Paddy Cahill | Role: Location Management
Name: Miriam Coleman | Role: Location Management
Name: Maria O'Connor | Role: Location Management
Name: Seamus Porter | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Richard Bissill | Role: Music Department
Name: Helen Keen | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Price | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert White | Role: Music Department
Name: Allen Walley | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Lauri Apelian | Role: Production Department
Name: Michelle Carew | Role: Production Department
Name: Alistair Griggs | Role: Production Department
Name: Mike Hayes | Role: Production Department
Name: Cathy Mooney | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephen Morrisey | Role: Production Department
Name: Jane Roche | Role: Production Department
Name: Charlotte Walls | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Susanna Lenton | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Roger Smith | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Ricky Donovan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mervin Ewing | Role: Transportation Department
Name: David Houlihan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Malte Mann | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Gavin McGlashan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Deann Mulligan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Eamonn Murphy | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Shulagh O'Day | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Michael Phelan | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Martin Butterworth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neil Calder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah J. Coleman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Louise Cornally | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Keith Cullen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terry Flemming | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Foley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adrienne Greenhalgh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Harvey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Himesh Kar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dave Kinsella | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Lynch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James McGetrick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John McKenna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Audie Murphy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eoin O'Brien | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason Potter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Queripyle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen Talbot | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alan Walsh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donal Ó Drisceoil | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

France: May 18, 2006 (Cannes Film Festival)
United Kingdom: June 23, 2006
Ireland: June 23, 2006
Australia: June 25, 2006 (Sydney Film Festival)
France: July 7, 2006 (La Rochelle Film Festival)
Croatia: July 17, 2006 (Pula Film Festival)
Portugal: July 27, 2006
Netherlands: August 10, 2006
France: August 23, 2006
Thailand: August 24, 2006
Iceland: August 31, 2006 (Iceland International Film Festival)
Belgium: September 6, 2006
Canada: September 7, 2006 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Spain: September 15, 2006
Sweden: September 15, 2006
Australia: September 21, 2006
Argentina: September 28, 2006
Israel: October 12, 2006
Russia: October 12, 2006 (limited)
Ukraine: October 12, 2006
Germany: October 13, 2006 (Unabhaengiges FilmFest Osnabrueck)
Greece: October 19, 2006 (Panorama of European Cinema)
Turkey: October 20, 2006
South Korea: November 2, 2006
Philippines: November 3, 2006 (Cinemanila Film Festival)
Greece: November 9, 2006
Italy: November 10, 2006
Taiwan: November 19, 2006 (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival)
Japan: November 25, 2006
Poland: December 8, 2006
Taiwan: December 8, 2006
Germany: December 28, 2006
Czech Republic: January 11, 2007
Lebanon: February 8, 2007
Indonesia: February 21, 2007
Denmark: March 2, 2007
United States: March 16, 2007 (limited)
United States: March 23, 2007
Brazil: April 13, 2007
Egypt: May 2, 2007
Singapore: May 3, 2007
Mexico: May 13, 2007 (Muestra Internacional de Cine)
Hungary: May 24, 2007
Finland: June 13, 2007 (Midnight Sun Film Festival)
Colombia: July 27, 2007
Chile: August 30, 2007
Slovakia: September 13, 2007
China: June 12, 2010 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Greece: October 26, 2014 (Panorama of European Cinema)
Ireland: November 19, 2022 (Cork International Film Festival)
Portugal: September 20, 2024 (Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema)

Awards

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