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1987 | DIRECTED BY MIKE HODGES

A Prayer For the Dying

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Movie Stats
Year
1987
Runtime
 95 minutes (1 hr 35 mins)
Select Cast
Liam Neeson
Mickey Rourke
Bob Hoskins
Alan Bates
Sammi Davis
Christopher Fulford
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
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 US release
9th October 2026
27 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
13th February 2026
8 months 20 days ago
Norway release date
 Norway
23rd October 2026
13 days ago
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Directed by
mike hodges Mike Hodges
Starring
Mickey RourkeMartin Fallon
Bob HoskinsFather Michael Da Costa
Alan BatesJack Meehan
Sammi DavisAnna
Christopher FulfordBilly Meehan
mike hodgesLiam NeesonLiam Docherty
Leonard TermoBonati
Camille CoduriJenny Fox
Maurice O'ConnellSuperintendant Miller
Alison DoodySiobhan Donovan
Karl JohnsonFitzgerald
Ian BartholomewKristou
Peggy AitchisonMrs. Orton
Cliff BurnettFred Varley
Anthony HeadRupert
Mark LambertAinsley
David LumsdenLance
Stanley BeardKrasko
James SaxonEllerman
Ken SharrockGaskin, Special Branch
George ShaneO'Connor
Alan TalbotBarman
Ian McElhinneyLodger
Mark MoneroBoy
Dave DuffyPublican
Robert HamiltonHusband
Margaret WadeWife
Peter NeedhamCemetery Superindentent
Norman WarwickPriest
Derek LyonsFerry Passenger
Gunn Sara-CatherineJenny's Daughter
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A Prayer for the Dying review: Bleak Western offers little forgiveness  Roger Ebert Sun, 20th September 2026

A Prayer for the Dying review – pestilent western feels like a short stretched too long  The Guardian Fri, 13th February 2026

‘A Prayer For The Dying’ review: Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly fight for survival in American West  Screen Daily Fri, 13th February 2026

‘A Prayer for the Dying’ Review: Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly Anchor an Impressively Severe End-of-Days Western  Variety Wed, 13th May 2026

‘A Prayer For The Dying’ Review: Johnny Flynn & John C. Reilly Star In A Beautifully Bleak Western Nightmare  The Playlist Fri, 9th October 2026

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