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The Dead is a 1987 drama film directed by John Huston, written by his son Tony Huston, and starring his daughter Anjelica Huston. It is an adaptation of the short story of the same name by James Joyce, which was first published in 1914 as the last story in Dubliners.
Dec 18, 1987 · The Dead: Directed by John Huston. With Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany, Rachael Dowling, Kate O'Toole. Gabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.
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The Dead. PG Released Dec 17, 1987 1h 21m Drama List. 94% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 77% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings A festive holiday dinner in Ireland at the turn of the 20th century brings...
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Oct 9, 2005 · Director John Huston's years living in Ireland gave him an instinctive sympathy for James Joyce's characters. In "The Dead" (1987), Gabriel (Donal McCann) comforts his wife, Gretta (Anjelica Huston), who is out of sorts after they attend a holiday party. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch.
Reviews. The Dead. Roger Ebert December 18, 1987. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age." The words are from James Joyce's "The Dead," sometimes called the greatest short story ever written in English.
Release Date. 1987. Distribution Company. Vestron Pictures. Location. Dublin, Ireland; Valencia, California, USA. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 23m. TCM Emails. A Christmas party brings out family tensions among a group of Dubliners.
The Dead is a 1987 feature film directed by John Huston, starring his daughter Anjelica Huston. The Dead was the last film that Huston directed, and it was released posthumously. It was adapted from the short story "The Dead" by James Joyce (from his short works collection Dubliners), and nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted ...
