The Long Day Closes
A magical story about a boy’s love affair with the music and movies of the 50s.
1992
Rated
PG
85
minutes
Drama
Directed By:
Terence Davies
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.
Language
English
Release Date
May 22, 1992
Cast
Leigh McCormack
Bud
Marjorie Yates
Mother
Anthony Watson
Kevin
Nicholas Lamont
John
Ayse Owens
Helen
Tina Malone
Edna
Jimmy Wilde
Curly
Robin Polley
Mr Nicholls
Peter Ivatts
Mr Bushell
Joy Blakeman
Frances
Denise Thomas
Jean
Patricia Morison
Amy
Gavin Mawdsley
Billy
Kirk McLaughlin
Labourer/Christ
Mark Heath
Black Man
Victoria Davies
Nun
Brenda Peters
Nurse
Karl Skeggs
Albie
Lee Blennerhassett
1st Bully
Peter Hollier
2nd Bully
Jason Jevons
3rd Bully
Show Full Crew
Writing
Directing
Terence Davies
Director
Tommy Gormley
Second Assistant Director
Gus Maclean
First Assistant Director
David Gilchrist
Third Assistant Director
James Norton
Other
Carol Thompson
Continuity
Production
John Battsek
Publicist
Dan Zeff
Production Assistant
Doreen Jones
Casting Director
Marianne Elliott
Casting Assistant
Lesley Stewart
Production Coordinator
Olivia Stewart
Producer
Jeff Bowen
Location Manager
Colin MacCabe
Executive Producer
Angela Topping
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ben Gibson
Executive Producer
Susan Nicholson
Production Accountant
Phil Symes
Publicist
Sheryl Leonardo
Production Accountant
Kate Mellor
Production Secretary
Emma Chapman
Publicist
Chris Harvey
Production Manager
Maxine Howard
Production Assistant
Andrew MacDonald Brown
Location Manager
Maureen McCue
Associate Producer
Editing
Crew
Stuart Wood
Carpenter
Jason Kent
Other
Margaret Wicks
Thanks
Kevin Rowe
Other
David Lewis
Other
Jim Atkins
Transportation Coordinator
Catherine Goodley
Scenic Artist
Dave Watson
Vehicles Wrangler
Sound
Adrian Rhodes
Sound Mixer
Aad Wirtz
Sound Mixer
Alex Mackie
Sound Editor
June Prinz
Boom Operator
Bob Last
Music Supervisor
Isobel Buchanan
Vocals
Robert Lockhart
Music Director
Moya Burns
Sound Recordist
Ruth Davies
Vocals
David Firman
Conductor
Patrick O'Neill
Dialogue Editor
Gerard O'Beirne
Vocals
Camera
Michael Coulter
Director of Photography
Gary Romaine
Grip
Chris Plevin
Focus Puller
Chris Plevin
Additional Photography
Tom Hilton
Still Photographer
Tristam Cones
Camera Trainee
Sarah Fitzgerald
Other
Jeremy Kelly
Clapper Loader
Jeremy Kelly
Additional Photography
Clive Neakes
Other
Paul Collard
Other
Harriet Cox
Camera Operator
Art
Kave Quinn
Art Direction
Karen Wakefield
Property Buyer
Gordon Fitzgerald
Property Master
Tracey Gallacher
Assistant Art Director
Christopher Hobbs
Production Design
Robin Thistlethwaite
Construction Manager
Ben Johnson
Runner Art Department
Geoff Stainthorp
Standby Carpenter
Piero Jamieson
Standby Property Master
Stewart Cunningham
Dressing Prop
Ben Pulsford
Other
Bill Meal
Painter
John McMillan
Construction Manager
Jim Thompson
Additional Construction
Terry Thompson
Additional Construction
Alan Hausmann
Additional Construction
Charlie McMillan
Additional Construction
Peter Cheesman
Additional Construction
Ronnie Barlow
Additional Construction
Alan Weeks
Additional Construction
Peter Seater
Additional Construction
Albert Grassi
Additional Construction
Hugh Doherty
Additional Construction
Mariana Russell
Runner Art Department
Pat Harkins
Standby Property Master
Simon Clarkson
Additional Construction
Costume & Make-Up
Aileen Seaton
Makeup & Hair
Heather Jones
Makeup & Hair
Patrick Wheatley
Wardrobe Supervisor
Monica Howe
Costume Designer
Marion Weise
Wardrobe Assistant
Lighting