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starring: Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney (II), Darragh Naughton, Brendan McNamara, Kevin O'Malleydirected by: John Roberts
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303954295
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303954294
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 3194
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1995
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Description:
This is a story of children from two small towns in Ireland who form small armies and battle against each other in a never-ending quest for supremacy. The film investigates the slightly surreal and powerfully emotional world we inhabit as children.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A brutish Irish adaptation of a playful French novel. What does this say?
Colin Welland may have won an Oscar for his Chariots of Fire (Two-Disc Special Edition), but in his adaptation of the Louis Pergaud novel set in the early 1900's France and later filmed by Yves Robert in 1962, this move to Ireland lacks the playfulness and innocence of the original and makes these kids from two rival camps way more brutal and warmongering with hateful language. As an Irishman, all I can say is "Why do we keep doing this to ourselves?" Sorry, but this film is full of hateful words, ... Read More
Rating:  - great movie
i love this movie and have since i was a kid. i first saw it in a movie rental place and thought the name was kind of funny so i picked it up and i thank myself for that day every time i watch the movie, which i now own. its a story about two villages in ireland who have this kind feud and every day the kids from each village have a 'war' that ends before dinner time. its an enchanting tale of innocence, adventure, and community. i would definitely recommend it to all people of all ages. a timeless movie ... Read More
Rating: - One of my favorites
I've seen this film six times now and each time is a good as the first time. The story is very whimsical, funny, poignant and perfectly enjoyable. Along with THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH and WAKING NED DEVINE, I think that THE WAR OF THE BUTTONS is tops among Irish films. The young actors who dominate the film are exceptional and genuine, and the film explores the way in which adolescents begin to move into becoming young adults and some of the harsh realities of life. Why Warner Bros. has not released this ... Read More
Rating:  - Unrealistic Fictional French Tale Set in Eire
This film could have been a five star story had the script-writers done a better job of adapting this French tale to the realites of children in 1960s County Cork, Eire. It's so far-fetched, that only a young American audience would be gullible enough to swallow its fantastic plot. The script-writers did a poor job of allowing the children to be children with the values of children; instead they imposed adult values on them so that it is a film about children by adults. Rather than do a film for children, ... Read More
Rating: - You need 100 stars for this one!
I cannot believe this has yet to come out on DVD. I finally broke down and ordered the VHS. This movie is an excellent family film. You don't have to be Irish to appreciate the story told.
5 stars is just not enough!
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