---
title: 'The Last of the High Kings (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Keating'
released: '1996-11-22'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-of-the-high-kings-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116833/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Last of the High Kings (1996)

1996 · 99 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom, Ireland


## Synopsis

The Last of the High Kings, released under the title Summer Fling in some countries, is a 1996 Irish coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by David Keating from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gabriel Byrne, based on the novel of the same name by Ferdia Mac Anna. It is set in 1970s Howth, Dublin, following teenaged friends becoming immersed in the emerging punk scene, against the backdrop of the death of Elvis Presley, and various teen drama. The film stars Catherine O'Hara, Jared Leto, Christina Ricci, Byrne, Amanda Shun, Stephen Rea, and Colm Meaney.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Gabriel Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-byrne), [David Keating](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-keating)
- **Producer:** [Gabriel Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-byrne)
- **Director:** [David Keating](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-keating)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Convertino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-convertino)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bernd Heinl](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-heinl)
- **Editor:** [Ray Lovejoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-lovejoy)

## Cast

- [Gabriel Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-byrne)
- [Catherine O'Hara](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-o-hara)
- [Stephen Rea](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-rea)
- [Christina Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-ricci)
- [Lorraine Pilkington](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-pilkington)
- [Jason Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-barry)
- [Jared Leto](https://cinepixo.com/people/jared-leto)
- [Colm Meaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/colm-meaney)
- [Emily Mortimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-mortimer)

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