Angela's Ashes | DVD | Emily Watson & Robert Carlyle | Alan Parker Irish Drama | New & Sealed

Experience a story of childhood, hardship and resilience in Angela’s Ashes, Alan Parker’s 1999 adaptation of Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir. Young Frankie McCourt grows up in poverty in Limerick, Ireland, with his mother Angela and his troubled father Malachy.

Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle play Frankie’s parents in a drama that places family relationships at the heart of a difficult upbringing. The film follows a child’s perspective on deprivation and survival, giving viewers a character-led literary adaptation rooted in the McCourt family’s experience rather than a conventional adventure or romance.

Key Features

• Adapted from Frank McCourt’s memoir: a personal account brought to the screen.
• Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle: starring as Angela and Malachy McCourt.
• Directed by Alan Parker: a 1999 drama exploring childhood and family hardship.
• Irish setting: centred on Frankie’s upbringing in Limerick.
• Physical DVD edition: supplied new and sealed.

Product Details

• Title: Angela’s Ashes
• Format: DVD
• Film year: 1999
• Director: Alan Parker
• Based on: the memoir by Frank McCourt
• Cast: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, Michael Legge
• Genre: Drama / Literary Adaptation
• Listed runtime: 140 minutes
• Certificate: 15
• Studio: Universal Pictures UK
• EAN: 5050582036459
• Condition: New & Sealed

A thoughtful addition for readers of McCourt’s memoir, admirers of Watson and Carlyle, and viewers drawn to Irish dramas about family, endurance and the experience of growing up through adversity.