A Hungry Feeling: The Life and Death of Brendan Behan

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


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1988-05-02
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: First Run Features
  • Director: Allan Miller

Summary

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.

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  • Liam Clancy

    as Narrator
  • Brendan Behan

    as Self
Camera Don Lenzer Director of Photography
Directing Allan Miller Director
Production Allan Miller Producer
Production Walter Scheuer Executive Producer

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