# Die Commitments (1991)

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**Original title**: *The Commitments*
**Runtime**: 118 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Music
**Directed by**: Alan Parker
**Written by**: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Roddy Doyle
**Starring**: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher

> *They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Alan Parker does not muck about. A Dublin hustler decides that what his city really needs is a soul revue. He assembles a truly terrible band. They somehow gain a following, and then break up.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, playful

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