Byrne About Byrne
1988, English. Directed by John Byrne.
In this diverse and inventive autobiography, painter and author John Byrne travels from his youth, through his art school years to the period of his stage and TV plays, and on to his death, sometime in the future. With him is Robbie Coltrane as himself and as a shamus invented by Byrne, who discovers there are as many aspects to the author as there are actors playing him.
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- English
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Cast & crew
- John ByrneDirector
- John ByrneSelf/Mobile Library Driver
- Robbie ColtraneSelf/Detective
- Stuart DavidsYoung Byrne/Phil McCann
- Robert CarlyleSpanky Farrell
- William BlairHector McKenzie
- Alastair GalbraithGunman
- William BuchananLittle Byrne
- Ewen DuncanMusical Byrne
- Juliet CadzowMother
- Bill PatersonFather/F.S. McDade
- Katy MurphyUsherette/Backing Vocals
- Muriel GrayWaitress/Backing Vocals
Details
- Released
- 1 April 1988
- Written by
- John Byrne
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Byrne About Byrne runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Byrne About Byrne isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1988. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Byrne About Byrne?
Byrne About Byrne (1988) was directed by John Byrne and stars John Byrne, Robbie Coltrane, Stuart Davids.