Movie · 1998
Dancing at Lughnasa
“Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.”
Released 4 September 1998 96 min Drama More from 1998 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
FR·01
How old were they?
Michael Gambon
as Father Jack Mundy
John Kavanagh
as Father Carlin
Meryl Streep
as Kate Mundy
Gerard McSorley
as Narration
Brid Brennan
as Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy
Lorcan Cranitch
as Danny Bradley
Kate O'Toole
as Chemist
Sophie Thompson
as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy
Kathy Burke
as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
Rhys Ifans
as Gerry Evans
Dawn Bradfield
as Sophie McLoughlin
Catherine McCormack
as Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy
Darrell Johnston
as Michael 'Mike' Mundy
Marie Mullen
as Vera McLoughlin
Peter Gowen
as Austin Morgan
FR·02
The numbers
31years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Michael Gambon — oldest on the call sheet
26Catherine McCormack — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast