The Actors DVD 2003 / Directed by Conor McPherson / Starring: Michael Caine, Dylan Moran, Lena Headey, Michael Gambon

UPC 5014138039714

MADE IN EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: English 5.1

Subtitles: English HOH

TOTAL RUNTIME: 88 MINUTES

CONDITION OF THIS DVD IS USED - LIKE NEW

English Summary:

The Actors is a 2003 film written and directed by Conor McPherson and starring Dylan Moran and Michael Caine. In supporting roles are Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson and Lena Headey.

The Actors is a contemporary comedy set in Dublin. It follows the exploits of two mediocre stage actors as they devise a plan to con a retired gangster out of £50,000. The gangster owes the money to a third party, whom he has never met. The actors take advantage of this fact by impersonating this 'unidentified' third party, and claiming the debt as their own. To pull it off they enlist Moran's eerily intelligent nine-year-old niece, who restructures the plan each time something goes wrong.

The two protagonists are acting in a version of Shakespeare's Richard III in which everyone dresses in Nazi uniform, a sly nod to Ian McKellen's production.

The film is centred on the Olympia Theatre, and it is noteworthy for featuring the famous glass awning over the entrance which has since been destroyed in a traffic accident. The glass awning has since been rebuilt to its full former glory.

Cast:

• Michael Caine as Anthony O'Malley
• Dylan Moran as Tom Quirk
• Lena Headey as Dolores
• Abigail Iversen as Mary
• Aisling O'Sullivan as Rita
• Ben Miller as Clive
• Michael Gambon as Barreller
• Simon Delaney as Ronnie
• Alvaro Lucchesi as Lesley
• Michael McElhatton as Jock
• Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Magnani
• Alison Doody as herself
• Marty Whelan as himself
• Deirdre O'Kane as Stage Manager