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Rooney

1958Movie1 h 28 min

62

DecentGoodWatch score

62

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

The life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends.

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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most comedies, −12 min on the typical 100
typical 10088
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 28 countries
Released
1958
March 14, 1958
68 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
17 of 17
Directing · 2
George Pollock Director
Stanley Hosgood Assistant Director
Writing · 2
Patrick Kirwan Screenplay
Catherine Cookson Novel
Production · 3
Earl St. John Executive Producer
George H. Brown Producer
Jack Swinburne Production Manager
Camera · 1
Austin Dempster Camera Operator
Editing · 2
Peter Bezencenet Editor
Jack Gardner Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
Philip Green Original Music Composer
John W. Mitchell Sound Recordist
Michael Holliday Songs
Muir Mathieson Conductor
Roger Cherrill Sound Editor
Bill Daniels Sound Recordist
Art · 2
Peter Murton Set Dresser
Jack Maxsted Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
Eleanor Abbey Costume Design
Geoffrey Rodway Makeup Artist
Maude Onslow Hairdresser
Other crew · 2
Christopher Challis Cinematography
Arthur Alcott Production Controller

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