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01/11/1996 Comedy, Romance, Drama 1h 47m
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Fed up with the system. Ticked off at the establishment. And mad about... each other.

Overview

A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.

  1. Mark Herman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ewan McGregor

    Andy Barrow

  2. Tara Fitzgerald

    Gloria

  3. Pete Postlethwaite

    Danny

  4. Jim Carter

    Harry

  5. Stephen Tompkinson

    Phil

  6. Philip Jackson

    Jim

  7. Sue Johnston

    Vera

  8. Peter Martin

    Ernie

  9. Melanie Hill

    Sandra

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-06-28
Land of bloody hope and glory eh!

Grimley Colliery Brass Band has been going for nigh on a century, but as the town's colliery itself comes under threat of closure due to the drawn out miners strikes, so does the bands very own survival. Giving much relief to a very depressed area, the band are hoping to make the grand finals day at the Royal Albert Hall, could the arrival of Flugelhorn player, Gloria, be just what the band needs? Or is she merely the catalyst to something far more critical?

Brassed Off is the first of what I personally call the Magical British Trio, three films that per...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$2,576,197.00

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