The Guarantee
Film poster
Directed byIan Power
Written byColin Murphy
Produced byJohn Kelleher Media in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the Irish Film Board and the commercial television channel TV3
StarringDavid Murray, Gary Lydon, Orla Fitzgerald, Morgan C. Jones and Peter Coonan
Release date
  • 30 October 2014 (2014-10-30)[1]
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

The Guarantee is a 2014 Irish drama film written by Colin Murphy, and starring David Murray, Gary Lydon, Orla Fitzgerald, Morgan C. Jones and Peter Coonan. Directed by Ian Power, and based on Murphy's play of the same title, the film explores the events leading up to the Irish banking crisis, the title referring to a meeting of high-level officials that was held on 29 September 2008 and resulted in the Irish Government taking the decision to guarantee Ireland's entire domestic banking system. The film was produced by John Kelleher Media in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the Irish Film Board and the commercial television channel TV3.[2][3]

A trailer for the film was released on 14 October 2014, and it debuted in Irish cinemas on 30 October.[2][4] The Guarantee received its world television premiere on Ireland's TV3 at 9.00 p.m. on 8 January 2015.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Finn, Christina (8 January 2015). "The Guarantee: A movie we know ends in tears, but compellingly captures an important part of Irish history". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 Kelly, Aoife (14 October 2014). "'The Guarantee' - first trailer for film about the infamous night of the bank guarantee released". Independent News and Media. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "'The Guarantee' World Television Premiere on TV3". TV3 Xposé Entertainment. TV3. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Wasser, Chris (30 October 2014). "Film Review: The Guarantee". The Irish Independent. Independent News and Media. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.


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