Production

Brendan Foley

Place of birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Known for

Production

Credits

7 titles

Brendan Foley is an Irish writer, film producer and director. He grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland and has written feature scripts for companies in UK, USA, Canada, South Africa and Thailand. He wrote and produced the 2005 thriller Johnny Was, starring Vinnie Jones, Eriq La Salle and Patrick Bergin. The film won awards including Audience Awards and Best Feature Awards from six film festivals. He wrote, produced and directed The Riddle (2007 film) in 2006, starring Derek Jacobi, Vinnie Jones and Vanessa Redgrave. In September 2007, The Riddle became the world's first feature film to be released as a dvd premiere by a national newspaper. The UK's Mail on Sunday bought UK DVD rights and di…

Known for

Behind the camera

The Riddle poster
4.8

A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames pub.

The Riddle

2007

The Riddle poster
4.8

A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames pub.

The Riddle

2007

Legend of the Bog poster
2.7

When the dead start to mysteriously re-animate from an ancient bog an eccentric hunter, embarks on a crusade to hunt down the forsaken beasts. But when a ferocious Bog Man emerges from the murk, a powerful and ancient evil is released and the Hunter becomes the hunted.

Legend of the Bog

2009

Legend of the Bog poster
2.7

When the dead start to mysteriously re-animate from an ancient bog an eccentric hunter, embarks on a crusade to hunt down the forsaken beasts. But when a ferocious Bog Man emerges from the murk, a powerful and ancient evil is released and the Hunter becomes the hunted.

Legend of the Bog

2009

Legend of the Bog poster
2.7

When the dead start to mysteriously re-animate from an ancient bog an eccentric hunter, embarks on a crusade to hunt down the forsaken beasts. But when a ferocious Bog Man emerges from the murk, a powerful and ancient evil is released and the Hunter becomes the hunted.

Legend of the Bog

2009

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10.0

A film by Irish Director Jason Barry (Bog Bodies, Titanic). Set in Ireland, and starring Guy Pearce (Memento, LA Confidential) as Padraig Pearse, Easter Rising centers around Irelands pivotal 1916 Easter Rising and has been described as the prequel to the Oscar nominated Michael Collins.

Easter Rising

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No artwork available
10.0

A film by Irish Director Jason Barry (Bog Bodies, Titanic). Set in Ireland, and starring Guy Pearce (Memento, LA Confidential) as Padraig Pearse, Easter Rising centers around Irelands pivotal 1916 Easter Rising and has been described as the prequel to the Oscar nominated Michael Collins.

Easter Rising

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