The Boy from Mercury
| The Boy from Mercury | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martin Duffy |
| Written by | Martin Duffy |
| Produced by | Marina Hughes |
| Starring | Rita Tushingham Tom Courtenay Hugh O'Conor James Hickey |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Edited by | John Victor-Smith |
| Music by | Stephen McKeon |
Production company | Blue Dahlia Productions |
Release date | 14 March 1996 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
The Boy from Mercury (1996) is a nostalgiac Irish Film, the first from writer and director Martin Duffy. The film concerns the science-fiction daydreams of a young boy in 1960 Dublin. Upon release, the film received international critical acclaim, and several awards, though was commercially unsuccessful. It was the first time actors Rita Tushingham and Tom Courtenay had appeared on screen together since Doctor Zhivago thirty years earlier. The film was also the debut of young Irish actor James Hickey.
The book of the making of the film, The Road to Mercury, written by the director, was released in 2006 by Ogma Press.
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