The Brylcreem Boys Movie Review 1996

In September, 1941, Canadian pilot Miles Keogh (Campbell) and his crew are forced to bail out of their plane. They land in neutral southern Ireland, where they're interned in the local POW camp run by Sean O'Brien (Byrne). The camp holds both Allies and Germans--separated by only a thin wire fence. Keogh figures it's his patriotic duty to try to escape as does German officer Rudolph von Stegenbeck (Macfadyen), and problems compound when both soldiers are let out on day-release passes and, naturally, fall for the same lovely local colleen, Mattie (Butler). It's pleasant but unmemorable.

Distribution

BMG Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-4039, Phone: (212)930-4000, URL: http://www.bmg.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, World War II, Ireland, POW/MIA, Military: Foreign, Romantic Triangles

Screenplay

Terence Ryan, Jamie Brown

Cast

Billy Campbell, Angus MacFadyen, William McNamara, Gabriel Byrne, Jean Butler, Joe McGann, Oliver Tobias, Gordon John Sinclair

Cinematography

Gerry Lively

Director

Terence Ryan

Music

Richard Hartley