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The Brylcreem Boys
1997 film by Terence Ryan
The Brylcreem Boys is a 1998 romantic comedy film set in Ireland during the Second World War. The film, which stars Billy Campbell, Angus Macfadyen, Jean Butler and Gabriel Byrne, was directed and co written by Terence Ryan. The story is set against the extraordinary neutrality arrangements in Ireland during World War II.
The title comes from a popular nickname for the RAF personnel during the period.[1] Not to be confused with the identically titled 1979 BBC2 TV play about RAF Bomber Command.[2]