De film vertelt over een kerstdiner bij drie muzikale zusters in het Ierland van rond de eeuwwisseling. Onder de bezoekers bevinden zich de neef Gabriel Conroy en zijn vrouw Gretta. De avond zorgt er voor dat Gretta terugdenkt aan haar eerste liefde.
Nee, helaas is The Dead nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Writing | Tony Huston | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Cortino | Hair Designer |
| Art | J. Dennis Washington | Production Design |
| Camera | Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| Production | Nuala Moiselle | Casting |
| Art | Josie MacAvin | Set Decoration |
| Production | William J. Quigley | Executive Producer |
| Art | Stephen B. Grimes | Production Design |
| Sound | William Randall Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Roberto Silvi | Editor |
| Sound | James E. Nownes | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fern Buchner | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Tom Shaw | Production Manager |
| Production | Wieland Schulz-Keil | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Kenneth Wannberg | Music Editor |
| Production | Chris Sievernich | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer L. Parsons | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Wayne Mallory | Propmaker |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | James Joyce | Novel |
| Art | Cos Egan | Props |