The Poor Mouth

The Poor Mouth

33 mins | Animation | Jan. 1, 2018

An animated adaptation of Flann O’ Brien’s acclaimed 1941 novel in Irish. A biting satire on the highly popular Gaeltacht autobiographies of the time and widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century.

The Poor Mouth

33 mins | Animation | Jan. 1, 2018

The Poor Mouth
An animated adaptation of Flann O’ Brien’s acclaimed 1941 novel in Irish. A biting satire on the highly popular Gaeltacht autobiographies of the time and widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers De Facto Film and Video
Original title An Béal Bocht
Directors Tommy Collins
Writers Tom Collins

Cast

Owen McDonnell

as O'Cunasa

Tommy Tiernan

as Martin O'Bannasa

Donncha Crowley

as The Old Grey Fellow

Bob Quinn

as The President

Pádraig O'Grady

as Policeman / School boy / Feis Speakers

Luke O'Grady

as Schoolchildren (various) (voice)

Seán Mistéal

as O'Cunas Og