---
title: 'War of the Buttons (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Roberts'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/war-of-the-buttons-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111666/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# War of the Buttons (1994)

1994 · 94 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

War of the Buttons is a 1994 comedy-drama adventure film directed by John Roberts. It was written by Colin Welland and based on the French novel La Guerre des boutons, by Louis Pergaud. The story, about two rival boys' gangs in Ireland, the Ballys and the Carricks, is set in County Cork, where it was filmed on location.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-roberts)
- **Screenplay:** [Colin Welland](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-welland)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rachel Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-portman)
- **Producer:** [David Puttnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-puttnam)

## Cast

- [Liam Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-cunningham)
- [Gregg Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-fitzgerald)
- [Colm Meaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/colm-meaney)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/war-of-the-buttons-1994
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