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Jacqueline

Jacqueline

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Drama

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Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

04 June 1956

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

John Gregson

John Gregson

Mike McNeil

Kathleen Ryan

Kathleen Ryan

Elizabeth McNeil

Jacqueline Ryan

Jacqueline Ryan

Jacqueline McNeil

Liam Redmond

Liam Redmond

Peter Lord

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

John Flannagan

Marie Kean

Marie Kean

Mrs. Flannagan

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Mr. Owen, the Parson

Maureen Delaney

Maureen Delaney

Mrs. McBride

Josephine Fitzgerald

Josephine Fitzgerald

Mrs. McMullen

Richard O'Sullivan

Richard O'Sullivan

Michael McNeil, Jacqueline's Brother

Rita Begley

Rita Begley

Sara Flannagan

Tony Wright

Tony Wright

Jack McBride

Maureen Swanson

Maureen Swanson

Maggie Flannagan

Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Campbell

Harold Goldblatt

Harold Goldblatt

Schoolmaster

Barry Keegan

Barry Keegan

Bob Quinton

Christopher Steele

Christopher Steele

Mr. Pike, the Organist

J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Baxter

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