Brassed Off

Brassed Off
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark Herman
Written by	Mark Herman
Produced by	Steve Abbott
Starring	Pete Postlethwaite Tara Fitzgerald Ewan McGregor Jim Carter Mary Healey Melanie Hill Philip Jackson Sue Johnston Peter Martin Stephen Moore Stephen Tompkinson
Cinematography	Andy Collins
Edited by	Michael Ellis
Music by	Trevor Jones
Production companies	Prominent Features Channel Four Films Miramax Films
Distributed by	FilmFour Distributors
Release date	1 November 1996 (1996-11-01) (United Kingdom)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£2.8 million[1]
Box office	£3 million[1]

Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Herman and starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor.^[2]

The film is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. It has been generally very positively received for its role in promoting brass bands and their music. Parts of the film make reference to the huge increase in suicides that resulted from the end of the coal industry in Britain, and the struggle to retain hope in the circumstances.

In the United States, the film was promoted simply as a romantic comedy involving McGregor and Fitzgerald's characters.^{[citation needed]}