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The Commitments
The Commitments is a 1991 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle, which tells the story of some unemployed Dubliners who form a soul band. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay adapted by Dick Clement, Ian Le Frenais and Doyle himself. The film was an international...
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Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle (Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Dúill, born 8 May 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Several of his books have been made into successful films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. He won the Booker Prize in 1993....
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- May 8, 1958 (age 51 years)
Dick Clement
Dick Clement, OBE (born 5 September 1937) is an English writer.
Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Clement is, in partnership with Ian La Frenais, one of the most successful television writers in Britain.
Generally, Clement and La Frenais...
Date of birth:
- Sep 5, 1937 (age 72 years)
Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais, OBE, (born 7 January 1937), is in partnership with Dick Clement, one of the most influential television writers in Britain. Their fame rests primarily on four series, The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Porridge...
Date of birth:
- Jan 7, 1937 (age 73 years)
