YouTube Video Like Dancing at Lughnasa Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people. 19981 h 36 min Click an icon to see more Overview Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s. Metadata Title Dancing at Lughnasa Director Pat O'Connor Production Sony Pictures Classics, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Radio Teléfis Éireann Producer Noel Pearson Director of Photography Kenneth MacMillan Writer — Author — Country Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America Release Date 4 September 1998 Runtime 1 h 36 min Budget — Homepage — Tagline Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people. Actors Starring: Meryl Streep, Catherine McCormack, Brid Brennan, Kathy Burke, Sophie Thompson, Michael Gambon, Rhys Ifans, Lorcan Cranitch, Darrell Johnston, John Kavanagh, Marie Mullen, Dawn Bradfield, Peter Gowen, Kate O'Toole Genres: Drama, Foreign Related Movies Dance of the Dragon Dam999 Cut and Run Curse III: Blood Sacrifice The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Cul-de-sac Chronicles Christ Stopped at Eboli Creation Court of Lonely Royals