Brassed Off

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$2.6M

In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak. Although the arrival of flugelhorn player Gloria injects some life into the players, and bandleader Danny continues to exhort them to continue in the national competition, frictions and pressures are all too evident. And whose side is Gloria actually on?

🏆 Nominated for 3 BAFTA 10 wins & 7 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Music

Director

Mark Herman

Cast

Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor

Released

1 November 1996

Runtime

1h 48m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.2 / 10

Votes

21,958

Metascore

60

Rotten Tomatoes

79%

Box office

$2,576,331

Edition

Base