The Commitments

Alan Parker directs this cult musical comedy based on the novel by Roddy Doyle. Slick young Dubliner Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) puts together a soul band made up of Dublin's out-of-work misfits. Starting from scratch, the group members rediscover a sense of pride as they master the discipline necessary to make music. An ageing trumpet player, who claims to have worked with all the greats, takes charge of their musical education but internal feuds and the realities of modern life threaten to overwhelm and destroy the band.

Director: Alan Parker
Actor: Colm Meaney
Actor: Sean Hughes
Actor: Michael Aherne
Actor: Robert Arkins
Actor: Angeline Ball
Music: Paul Bushnell
Writer: Dick Clement
Actor: Maria Doyle
Actor: Dave Finnegan
Special FX A/V: Maurice Foley
Actor: Bronagh Gallagher
Editor: Gerry Hambling
Actor: Glen Hansard
Music: Wilson Pickett
Writer: Ian La Frenais
Assistant Director: Cliff Lanning
Producer: Lynda Myles
Producer: Roger Randall-Cutler
Writer: Roddy Doyle
Costumes: Penny Rose
Executive Producer: Tom Rosenberg
Actor: Andrew Strong
Cinematographer: Gale Tattersall
Assistant Director: Bill Westley
Executive Producer: Armyan Bernstein
Assistant Director: Paul Barnesy
Actor: Felim Gormley
Actor: Johnny Murphy