Film

The Longest Ditch

200414mDrama History

Director: Hugh Farley
Year: 2004

The true story of a farm labourer, Sonnie Murphy, who gets the chance to compete in the steeplechase in the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics. But for every dream there is a price to be paid.

Top cast

Stephen D'Arcy

Sonnie Murphy

Aonghus Og McAnally

Paddy Murphy

Caitríona Ní Mhurchú

Sonnie's Mother

Lochlann Ó Mearáin

Pat O'Callaghan

Enda Oates

Sonnie's Father

Seán T. Ó Meallaigh

Bos Tisdall

Directed by

Hugh Farley

Written by

Hugh Farley

Produced by

Jeanne Hurley, Karen Edmonds