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The Dead is a 1987 drama film directed by John Huston, written by his son Tony Huston, and starring his daughter Anjelica Huston. It is an adaptation of the short story of the same name by James Joyce, which was first published in 1914 as the last story in Dubliners.
Dec 18, 1987 · The Dead: Directed by John Huston. With Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany, Rachael Dowling, Kate O'Toole. Gabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.
Oct 9, 2005 · Director John Huston's years living in Ireland gave him an instinctive sympathy for James Joyce's characters. In "The Dead" (1987), Gabriel (Donal McCann) comforts his wife, Gretta (Anjelica Huston), who is out of sorts after they attend a holiday party. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch.
At the home of his spinster aunts Kate (Helena Carroll) and Julia (Cathleen Delaney), the socially maladroit Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann) and his reserved wife, Gretta (Anjelica Huston), reflect...
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The Dead. 1987 · 1 hr 24 min. PG. Drama · Independent. Director John Huston’s last film weaves the story of a special occasion hosted by two sisters and how one sister’s grief for a lost lover is revealed. Subtitles: English. Starring: Anjelica Huston Donal McCann Helena Carroll Frank Patterson Rachael Dowling. Directed by: John Huston.
Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age." The words are from James Joyce's "The Dead," sometimes called the greatest short story ever written in English.
