The Snapper (film)

The Snapper
Directed byStephen Frears
Screenplay byRoddy Doyle
Based onThe Snapper
by Roddy Doyle
Produced byLynda Myles
Starring
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Edited byMick Audsley
Music byStanley Myers
Production
company
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • 4 April 1993 (1993-04-04)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

The Snapper is a 1993 Irish film directed by Stephen Frears, and starring Tina Kellegher, Colm Meaney and Brendan Gleeson. The film is based on the novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, about the Curley family and their domestic adventures. For his performance, Meaney was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.