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Waking Ned
How far would you go to win a fortune!
Genres
Comedy
Overview
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Details
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$43515982
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1998-11-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
312
Vote Average
7.042
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ian Bannen
Jackie O'Shea
David Kelly
Michael O'Sullivan
Fionnula Flanagan
Annie O'Shea
Susan Lynch
Maggie O'Toole
Brendan Dempsey
Jim Kelly
James Nesbitt
Pig Finn
Paul Vaughan
Narrator (voice)
Maura O'Malley
Mrs. Kennedy
Robert Hickey
Maurice O'Toole
Paddy Ward
Brendy O'Toole
James Ryland
Dennis Fitzgerald
Fintan McKeown
Pat Mulligan
Eileen Dromey
Lizzy Quinn
Kitty Fitzgerald
Kitty
Dermot Kerrigan
Father Patrick
Jimmy Keogh
Ned Devine
Matthew Devitt
Tom Toomey
Rennie Campbell
Rennie
Eamonn Doyle
Dicey Riley
Raymond MacCormac
The Whistler
Larry Randall
Father Mulligan
Jim Ashford
Villager of Tullymore
Lewis Charles Barham
Villager of Tullymore
Colin Bendall
Villager of Tullymore
Dodo Bickerdike
Villager of Tullymore
Joy Birnie
Villager of Tullymore
James Bishop
Villager of Tullymore
Peter Bradford
Villager of Tullymore
Steven Burke
Villager of Tullymore
Derick Bussey
Villager of Tullymore
Norman Cain
Villager of Tullymore
Margaret Cain
Villager of Tullymore
Peter Carroll
Villager of Tullymore
Barbara Clague
Villager of Tullymore
Pam Courtenay Smith
Villager of Tullymore
Edwina Crebbin
Villager of Tullymore
Jill Cruddace
Villager of Tullymore
Ted Cruddace
Villager of Tullymore
Heather Dawes
Villager of Tullymore
George Egee
Villager of Tullymore
Jill Foster
Villager of Tullymore
Susan Hidson
Villager of Tullymore
Margaret Horsfield
Villager of Tullymore
John Kaighin
Villager of Tullymore
Una King
Villager of Tullymore
Anne Lace
Villager of Tullymore
Shirley Lewney
Villager of Tullymore
Alix Morrey
Villager of Tullymore
Pat O'Donohue
Villager of Tullymore
Ged Pearce
Villager of Tullymore
Stella Pixton
Villager of Tullymore
Joyce Pullin
Villager of Tullymore
Charlie Read
Villager of Tullymore
Thomas Reeder
Villager of Tullymore
Adrian Robinson
Lotto Observer
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