The Commitments
1991 film directed by Alan Parker
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Summary
The Commitments is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,884 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Alan Parker[3]
- Screenwriter: Dick Clement[4], Ian La Frenais[5], Roddy Doyle[6]
- Composer: Wilson Pickett[7]
- Genre: musical film[8], drama film[9], comedy film[10]
- Based on: The Commitments[11]
- Cast member: Maria Doyle Kennedy[12], Glen Hansard[13], Andrew Strong[14], Robert Arkins[15], Colm Meaney[16], Alan Parker[17], Andrea Corr[18], Bronagh Gallagher[19], Angeline Ball[20], Ronan Hardiman[21]
- Producer: Lynda Myles[22]
- Production company: Beacon Pictures[23]
- Director of photography: Gale Tattersall[24]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
- Distribution format: video on demand[26]
- Review score: 89%[27], 7.4/10[28], 73/100[29]
- Color: color[30]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[31], United States[32], Ireland[33]
- Publication date: January 1, 1991[34], October 17, 1991[35]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[36], Netflix[37]
- Narrative location: Dublin[38]
- Described at URL: http://irishfilmdb.com/movies/the-commitments/[39]
- Film editor: Gerry Hambling[40]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[41]
- Title: The Commitments[42]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[43]
- After a work by: Roddy Doyle[44]
- Different from: The Commitments[45]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[46]
Why It Matters
The Commitments has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]