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An Annotated Database  Title   The Commitments The Irish see themselves as the underdogs. And the poor Irish see themselves as the underdogs of the underdogs. In this film the characters actually say it, identifying themselves with poor Black America. Thus, instead of singing the old traditional laments, they decide to sing the Black laments, claiming that as the downtrodden they have the right to sing the Blues. Click picture for more info  Year   1991      Type   Comedy    Rating   R  Director  Alan Parker  Book  Roddy Doyle  Cast  Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Andrew Strong, Johnny Murphy,   Colm Meaney

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