The Ballroom of Romance (1982)

Name: The Ballroom of Romance
Genre: Romance, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1982-10-31
Duration: 52 min
Cast: Brenda Fricker, John Kavanagh, Cyril Cusack, Niall Tóibín, Brid Brennan

In County Leitrim in the 1950s, Bridie has been attending the local dance hall for years in the hope of finding a good husband who can help work her family's farm. Now surrounded by younger, prettier women at the dances, she comes to the realisation that all the good men of her generation have emigrated or have been spoken for, and her only remaining hope for marriage is with the alcoholic and unreliable Bowser Egan.

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Released 1982-10-31 · 52 min · Romance, Drama

Directed by Pat O'Connor

Cast

Brenda Fricker as Bridie
John Kavanagh as Bowser Egan
Cyril Cusack as Mr. Dwyer
Niall Tóibín as Eyes Horgan
Brid Brennan as Patty Byrne
Mick Lally as Dano Ryan
Ingrid Craigie as Eenie Mackie
Joe Pilkington as Tim Daly
Pat Leavy as Madge Dowding
Robert Carrickford as Fogarty
May Ollis as Mrs. Dwyer
Anita Reeves as Cat Bolger
Brendan Conroy as Dan
Sonny McNulty as Bridie's Father
Patrick Gallagher as Man with Long Arms