The Secret of Roan Inish
Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.
1994 | 103m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Sayles |
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| Writer: | John Sayles, Rosalie K. Fry |
| Staring: |
| Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate. | |
| Release Date: | May 14, 1994 |
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| Director: | John Sayles |
| Writer: | John Sayles, Rosalie K. Fry |
| Genres: | Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | sea, island, family history, legend, family relationships, seagull, ireland, storytelling, seal (animal), seaweed, talking to animals, fishing boat, lost at sea, lost son, selkie, isolated, gaelic music, irish folklore, human becoming an animal, irish sea, animal behaviour, animal human friendship, animals & nature, donegal, grandfather granddaughter relationship, inishtrahull island, gaelic |
| Production Companies | The Samuel Goldwyn Company, First Look Pictures, Jones Entertainment Group, Peter Newman Productions, Skerry Movies |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,160,000
Budget: $5,700,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeni Courtney | Fiona |
| Eileen Colgan | Tess |
| Mick Lally | Hugh |
| John Lynch | Tadhg |
| Pat Slowey | Priest |
| Dave Duffy | Jim |
| Declan Hannigan | Oldest brother |
| Richard Sheridan | Eamon |
| Micheal MacCarthaigh | Schoolmaster |
| Fergal McElherron | Sean Michael |
| Brendan Conroy | Flynn |
| Frankie McCafferty | Tim |
| Gerard Rooney | Liam |
| Susan Lynch | Selkie |
| Suzanne Gallagher | Silkie's Daughter |
| Cillian Byrne | Jamie |
| Linda Greer | Brigid |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| John Sayles | Screenplay, Director, Editor |
| Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
| Consolata Boyle | Costume Design |
| John Hubbard | Casting |
| Rosalie K. Fry | Novel |
| Dennis Bosher | Art Direction |
| Jasmine Kosovic | Post Production Supervisor |
| Des Hughes | Second Assistant Director |
| Lucy Richardson | Art Direction |
| Adrian Smith | Production Design |
| Henry Harris | Art Direction |
| Tom Conroy | Set Decoration |
| Dee Corcoran | Hairdresser |
| Kathy Sykes | Production Manager |
| Peter McAleese | First Assistant Director |
| Morna Ferguson | Makeup Artist |
| Claire Hughes | Third Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Newman | Executive Producer |
| John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Sarah Green | Producer |
| Maggie Renzi | Producer |
| R. Paul Miller | Associate Producer |
| Glenn R. Jones | Executive Producer |
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