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The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) [PG]

Release Date:
May 14, 1994

Original Title:
The Secret of Roan Inish

Alternate Titles:
Das Geheimnis des kleinen Seehundes
Il Segreto Dell'isola Di Roan
人鱼传说
天涯海角

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Production Companies:
First Look Pictures
Jones Entertainment Group
Peter Newman Productions
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Skerry Movies

Production Countries:
Ireland | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG 

Runtime: 103

Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.

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Art Direction:
Lucy Richardson
Henry Harris
Dennis Bosher

Associate Producer:
R. Paul Miller

Casting:
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Costume Design:
Consolata Boyle

Director:
John Sayles

Director of Photography:
Haskell Wexler

Editor:
John Sayles

Executive Producer:
John Sloss
Glenn R. Jones
Peter Newman

First Assistant Director:
Peter McAleese

Hairdresser:
Dee Corcoran

Makeup Artist:
Morna Ferguson

Novel:
Rosalie K. Fry

Original Music Composer:
Mason Daring

Post Production Supervisor:
Jasmine Kosovic

Producer:
Sarah Green
Maggie Renzi

Production Design:
Adrian Smith

Production Manager:
Kathy Sykes

Screenplay:
John Sayles

Second Assistant Director:
Des Hughes

Set Decoration:
Tom Conroy

Third Assistant Director:
Claire Hughes

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