War Of The Buttons
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Margy Kinmonth
Ger Ryan
Daragh Naughton
Brid Mccarthy
Eamon Hunt
Andrew Goyvaerts
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In a quiet corner of South West Ireland lies a wide stretch of tidal water. On opposite sides of the water nestle the villages of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse: sleepy places which wake from the sound of the fishermen at their nets, the swish of wash fluttering in the breeze, and reassuringly, unmistakably, to the crescendo of children on their way to school. Large and small, tough and timid, buttoned up from head to toe, they tumble from their homes into the streets. But all is not quite as it seems. For an undeclared war exists between the Carricks and the Ballys and, though many of the townsfolk don't know it yet, battle lines have already been drawn. On one side stands the leader of the Ballys, Fergus, and his crew of loyal followers. Set against them is the head of the Carricks, Geronimo, and his gang. In the utterly serious world of childhood, a rivalry flourishes that will send ripples through two communities before it is over.
Cast
Ger Ryan
Daragh Naughton
Brid Mccarthy
Eamon Hunt
Andrew Goyvaerts
Johnny Murphy
Alan Devlin
Maureen Bennett
Gregg Fitzgerald
Helen O'leary
Thomas Kavanagh
Ruth Hegarty
Frank Grimes
Danielle Tuite
Karl Byrne
John Olohan
John Cleere
Paul Batt
Bairbre Dowling
Eveanna Ryan
Maurice O'donoghue
John Crowley
Helene Montague
Dervla Kirwan
Kevin O'malley
Niall Collins
Donncha Crowley
Stuart Dannell-foran
Derek O'leary
Rory White
John Coffey
Brenda Mcnamara
Martin Dunne
Frank Kelly
Jack Lynch
Pat Laffan
Yvonne Mcnamara
Gerard Kearney
Colm Meaney
Declan Mulholland
Frank O'sullivan
Brendan Caldwell
Barry Walsh
Anthony Cunningham
Jim Bartley
Liam Cunningham
Crew
Robert Abreu
Brian Aldridge
David Anderson
David Appleby
Cate Arbeid
Mickey Bacon
Kevin Barry
Brian Bishop
Steve Bohan
Leo Brennan
Rona Buchanan
Judi Bunn
Darragh Byrne
Ken Byrne
Lian Callhehan
Tom Camarda
Lisa Canty
Mary Casey
Isabelle Casez
Peter Cavaciuti
James Clark
Jim Clay
Reg Cobbing
David Coley
Brian Collins
Michael Collins
Patricia Collins
Clodagh Conroy
John Conroy
Tanya Cooper
Sean Corcoran
Arthur Cox
Con Cremins
Paul Cridlin
Ray Cross
Dan Crowley
Dominic Crowley
Sean Crowley
John Curtis
Ted Dabrera
Cleo Darby
John Davies
Bruno De Keyzer
Bruno De Keyzer
Pamela Deasy
Shane Deasy
David Dekeyzer
Joelle Dominique
Kevin Draycott
Michael Duffy
Amanda Dunne
Arthur Dunne
John Dunne
Pat Egan
Mark Egerton
Nigel Egerton
Judy Farr
Judy Farr
Hinrich Finken
Jacky Fitt
Dave Fitzjohn
Benedict Flynn
David Freeman
Louise Frogley
Ian Fuller
Jacqueline Gamard
John Geary
Xavier Gelin
Patrick Goodwin
Martin Goulding
John Greaves
Charlie Green
Annabel Hands
Dan Harte
Philip Harvey
John Hayward
Nick Heckstall-smith
Patrick Hegarty
Dominique Henri-perez
Brendan Hoare
Suzanne Hodford
Bridget Holding
Maurice Holly
Amy Hubbard
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
David Hurley
John Hurley
Malcolm Huse
Peter Hutchinson
John Ireland
Robert Ireland
David John
David John
Paul Jones
John Kavanagh
Kerry Hope Kavanagh
Peter Kelly
Valerie Kemp
Victor Keoge
Liz Kerry
Martin Kingsley
Patricia Kirkman
Eddie Knight
Ann Launders
Michel Lefrancois
Nicolas Lemessurier
Dave Long
Patricia Long
Lee Lighting Ltd
Peter Lynch
Mary Maguire
Nancy Manningham
Stephane Marsil
Brian Masterson
Adrian Mccarthy
Denis Mccarthy
Tom Mccarthy
Paddy Mcdermott
John Mcevoy
Alastair Mcmillan
Malachi Mcnulty
Rose Mcnulty
Alan Mcpherson
Stewart Monteith
Nomi Moore
Edward Mortlemans
Matt Mulcahy
Tara Murphy
Mike Murray
Marian Nealon
Christine Newell
Declan Newman
David Nichols
David Nichols
Matthew Nish
Tommy Nolan
Steve Norris
Anneliese O'callaghan
William O'connell
Gemma O'donovan
Ger O'donovan
Catherine O'flaherty
Niall O'h-uadhaigh
Niall O'h-uadhaigh
Tim O'mahony
Maeve O'neill
John O'regan
Damien O'shea
Eoin O'sullivan
John Ott
Louis Pergaud
Mark Pilkington
Dominique Pinto
Patsy Pollack
Rachel Portman
Emma Pounds
Greg Powell
David Puttnam
Darren Quinn
Jason Quirke
Des Redmond
Yves Robert
Michael Ronan
Gene Rooney
Natasha Ross
Liam Saurin
Ron Savory
John Scott
Chris Seagers
Emer Shaw
George Shembri
John Shepherd
David Snell
Clare Spragge
Graham Stickley
Jaqueline Stuffell
Rob Sutton
Gerry Toomey
John Trehy
John Trehy
Kevin Trehy
Padraig Trehy
Bob Turner
John Verling
Helen Walsh
Ian Weatherley
Christy Welland
Colin Welland
Kevin Wheeler
Jane Wittekind
Russ Woolnough
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 29, 1995
Released in United States on Video March 12, 1996
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States July 1994
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 24 - October 2, 1994.
Based on the novel "La Guerre des boutons" written by Louis Pergaud and published in 1912.
Feature directorial debut for filmmaker John Roberts.
Completed shooting September 25, 1993.
Began shooting July 26, 1993.
Released in United States Fall September 29, 1995 (NY)
Released in United States on Video March 12, 1996
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 24 - October 2, 1994.)
Released in United States July 1994 (Following complaints by the parents of a child actor who appears partially nude in the film, Cork Circuit Court Judge P. Morgan ruled that it cannot be screened, distributed or reviewed in the Republic of Ireland. The film was scheduled to premiere in Ireland during July 1994.)
