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The Commitments

1991

IMDb

Alan Parker

1991·R·IrelandIreland, United KingdomUnited Kingdom, United StatesUnited States
Award tierSilver
Metascore
ComedyDramaMusic

Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.

Cast

Robert Arkins·Angeline Ball·Michael Aherne·Maria Doyle Kennedy

Producers

Marc Abraham·Armyan Bernstein·Dick Clement·Souter Harris·Ian La Frenais

Languages

United KingdomEnglishgle

Major Awards

3 wins · 1 nomination

Wins (3)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1992)

Best Film

Alan ParkerRoger Randall-CutlerLynda Myles

Best Director

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1992)

British Director of the Year

Alan Parker

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1992)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Dick ClementRoddy DoyleIan La Frenais

Nominations (1)

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (1992)

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

Dick ClementRoddy DoyleIan La Frenais