---
title: 'The Van (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Frears'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-van-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118064/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Van (1996)

1996 · 96 min · Comedy · United Kingdom, Italy


## Synopsis

The Van is a 1996 film, based on the novel The Van by Roddy Doyle. Like The Snapper (1993), it was directed by Stephen Frears. The first film of the trilogy, The Commitments (1991), was directed by Alan Parker. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Colm Meaney and Donal O'Kelly.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Mick Audsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-audsley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eric Clapton](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-clapton)
- **Producer:** [Lynda Myles](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynda-myles), [Mark Shivas](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-shivas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver Stapleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stapleton)
- **Director:** [Stephen Frears](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-frears)
- **Screenplay:** [Roddy Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/roddy-doyle)

## Cast

- [Stanley Townsend](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-townsend)
- [Colm Meaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/colm-meaney)
- [Donal O'Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/donal-o-kelly)
- [Rúaidhrí Conroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruaidhri-conroy)
- [Brendan O'Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/brendan-o-carroll)
- [Eileen Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-walsh)

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