The Grass Arena

The Grass Arena (1991) — drama, tv-movie film. Directed by Gillies MacKinnon. Starring Mark Rylance, Pete Postlethwaite, Lynsey Baxter, Marian McLoughlin.

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A journey from abusive childhood to redemption through chess amidst homelessness and addiction.

Drama, TV Movie · 8.5/10 · 90 min · 1991

Credits

Director

Gillies MacKinnon
Cast

as John Healy

Mark Rylance
Cast

as The Dipper

Pete Postlethwaite
Cast

as Madalena

Lynsey Baxter
Cast

as Mrs. Healy

Marian McLoughlin
Cast

as Mr. Healy

Billy Boyle
Cast

as Charles Fieldhouse

Ronan Vibert
Cast

as Mac

Clive Russell
Cast

as Bates

Julian Firth
Cast

as Kelly

Paddy Joyce
Cast

as The Sham

Gerard Horan
Cast

as Fox

Bunny May
Cast

as George

Brian Hall

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q7737566), public domain (CC0).