The Spirit of Brendan Behan
1990, English. Directed by Stephen Dwoskin.
A film about the writing of Brendan Behan realised through three performers wandering through Dublin reciting extracts from his work. Together it tells of Behan's life and also prison, about executions,about the fear that sometimes penetrates the soul and of the disgrace of day to day life in jail. Their Irish accents strengthen and empower the words during the unrolling of the 30 minute film immediately grabbing the harshness, force and cry of Behan's world. "The Irish dislike those of their kind who think", said Behan, who wrote a lot, lived a lot, and drank a lot.
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- 0h 30m
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- English
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The Spirit of Brendan Behan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 August 1990. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Spirit of Brendan Behan?
The Spirit of Brendan Behan (1990) was directed by Stephen Dwoskin.