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Divorcing Jack
Divorcing Jack

Divorcing Jack

Genres

ComedyRomance

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He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 October 1998

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Dan Starkey

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Lee Cooper

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Cow Pat Keegan

Laura Fraser

Laura Fraser

Margaret

Richard Gant

Richard Gant

Charles Parker

Laine Megaw

Laine Megaw

Patricia Starkey

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher

Taxi Driver

Kitty Aldridge

Kitty Aldridge

Agnes Brinn

Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay

Michael Brinn

Adam Blackwood

Adam Blackwood

Young Starkey

Simon Magill

Simon Magill

Starkey's Brother

Gerard Jordan

Gerard Jordan

Pizza Shop Boy

Birdy Sweeney

Birdy Sweeney

Lift Attendant

Doreen Keogh

Doreen Keogh

Margaret's Mother

Strapper

Strapper

Patch

Colin Murphy

Colin Murphy

Giblet O' Gibber

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