This Is My Father
A Journey of the Heart.
1999 | 119m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Paul Quinn |
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| Writer: | Paul Quinn |
| Staring: |
| When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been led to believe) but rather an Irish farmer, he looks to his mother for answers. When she refuses to provide any, Kieran travels to Ireland. | |
| Release Date: | May 07, 1999 |
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| Director: | Paul Quinn |
| Writer: | Paul Quinn |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | illinois, father, ireland |
| Production Companies | Filmline International, Hummingbird Communications, Father Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,083,975
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Aidan Quinn | Kieran O'Day |
| James Caan | Kieran Johnson |
| Stephen Rea | Mission Priest |
| John Cusack | Eddie Sharp |
| Jacob Tierney | Jack |
| Colm Meaney | Seamus |
| Donal Donnelly | John Maney |
| Brendan Gleeson | Garda Jim |
| John Kavanaugh | Liam Finneran |
| Eamon Morrissey | Father Mooney |
| Maria McDermottroe | Mrs. Maney |
| Gina Moxley | Widow Flynn |
| Moya Farrelly | Fiona Flynn |
| Moira Deady | Mrs. Kearney |
| Susan Almgren | Betty |
| Pauline Hutton | Maria |
| Fiona Glascott | Nuala |
| Françoise Graton | Old Fiona |
| Joel Gordon | Brian Winters |
| Alexandra Spunt | Female Student |
| Victoria Sanchez | Female Student |
| Terrence Scammell | Chicago Radio DJ |
| Pat Leavy | Woman Farmer |
| Aiden Condron | Bartender |
| Peadar Lamb | Man in Pub |
| Sean Madden | Man in Pub |
| Pat Shortt | Garda Ben |
| Sheila Flitton | Mrs. Madigan |
| Nevan Finegan | Petie Madigan |
| Oran Finnegan | Davey Madigan |
| Karen Ardiff | Young Mrs. Kearney |
| Michael Byrne | Michael Finnegan |
| Marian Quinn | Concepta |
| Michael West | Nosey Nolan |
| Michael K. DeVaney | Young Suitor |
| Karl Hayden | Town Lad |
| Gavin O'Connor | Town Lad |
| Kieran Hanrahan | Band Leader |
| Frank O'Dwyer | Dance Chaperone |
| Andrew Bennett | Mr. Kearney |
| Devon Murray | Christy |
| Brendan Conroy | Undertaker |
| Gary Merrigan | Child Finnegan |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gerry Grennell | Dialogue Coach |
| Glenn Berman | Editor |
| Paul Quinn | Director, Writer |
| Rosina Bucci | Casting |
| Nadia Rona | Casting |
| Frank Conway | Production Design |
| Fiona Connon | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jacquie Rahal | Makeup & Hair |
| Benjamin Robin | Makeup Department Head |
| Altman E. Robert | Line Producer |
| Lesley Oakley | Supervising Art Director |
| Denise Watson | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Dónal Lunny | Original Music Composer |
| Declan Quinn | Director of Photography |
| John Hubbard | Casting |
| Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Claude Paré | Art Direction |
| Consolata Boyle | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Clermont | Producer |
| Kieran Corrigan | Executive Producer |
| Philip King | Producer |
| Paul Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Stewart Harding | Co-Producer |
| Sarah Power | Associate Producer |
| Aidan Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Declan Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Elie Samaha | Executive Producer |
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