The Commitments

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Theatrical Release Date:

08/07/1991

DVD Release Date:

03/16/2004

Run Time:

116min.

Starring:

Robert Arkins , Michael Aherne , Angeline Ball , Maria Doyle Kennedy , Dave Finnegan

Director(s):

Alan Parker

Distributor(s):

20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating:

R for language.

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: "The Irish are the blacks of Europe, Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland, and the North Siders are the blacks of Dublin ... so say it loud -- I'm black and I'm proud!" Or so Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) tells his slightly puzzled friends as he ... Read More

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