A Hungry Feeling: The Life and Death of Brendan Behan (1988)

ALL 05/02/1988 (en) Documentary 86 Min
  • Release
    05/02/1988
  • Production
    First Run Features
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  • Original title
    A Hungry Feeling: The Life and Death of Brendan Behan
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Colleagues and relatives reflect on the dynamic life of Irish writer Brendan Behan, beginning with his adolescent years as an activist and his affiliation with the IRA youth group, Fianna Éireann. Behan rises to fame as a poet and playwright and achieves international success in the wake of his successful autobiography, "Borstal Boy." But in his later years, Behan's prominence wanes as alcoholism, egotistical tendencies and a growing obsession with celebrity begin to overtake him.

  1. Allan Miller

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Allan Miller

    Producer



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A Hungry Feeling: The Life and Death of Brendan Behan (1988) 86 Min

ALL 05/02/1988 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 05/02/1988
  • Production
    First Run Features
  • Original title A Hungry Feeling: The Life and Death of Brendan Behan
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Colleagues and relatives reflect on the dynamic life of Irish writer Brendan Behan, beginning with his adolescent years as an activist and his affiliation with the IRA youth group, Fianna Éireann. Behan rises to fame as a poet and playwright and achieves international success in the wake of his successful autobiography, "Borstal Boy." But in his later years, Behan's prominence wanes as alcoholism, egotistical tendencies and a growing obsession with celebrity begin to overtake him.

  1. Allan Miller

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Allan Miller

    Producer