Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy (As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.)

Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England.

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Shawn Hatosy

As Brendan Behan

Danny Dyer

As Charlie Milwall

Robin Laing

As Jock

Ian McElhinney

As Verreker

Eva Birthistle

As Liz Joyce

Mark Huberman

As Mac

Lee Ingleby

As Dale

Ronnie Drew

As Customs man

Eamon Glancy

As Manning

Dennis Conway

As Holmes

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