Light Years Away (French: Les Années lumière) is a 1981 film directed by Alain Tanner. It tells the story of a young man who meets an old man who says he was taught by birds how to fly and is building a flying machine. It is based on a novel by Daniel Odier.

Although filmed in English and shot in Ireland, it was made by a Swiss director and produced by companies from France and Switzerland. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

• Trevor Howard as Yoshka Poliakeff
• Mick Ford as Jonas
• Bernice Stegers as Betty
• Henri Virlojeux as Lawyer
• Gerard Mannix Flynn as Drunken Boy (as Mannix Flynn)
• Don Foley as Cafe Owner
• Gabrielle Keenan as Girl At Village Dance
• John Murphy as Man In Bar
• Jerry O'Brien as Bar Owner
• Joe Pilkington as Thomas
• Louis Samier as Trucker
• Odile Schmitt as Dancer
• Vincent Smith as Cop

• Light Years Away at IMDb