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The Siege of Jadotville
The Siege of Jadotville

The Siege of Jadotville

The Irish army's forgotten battle

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Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

19 September 2016

Country

Ireland

Cast

Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan

Pat Quinlan

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Rene Faulques

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Conor Cruise O'Brien

Jason O'Mara

Jason O'Mara

Sgt. Jack Prendergast

Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

General McEntee

Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

Dag Hammarskjold

Danny Sapani

Danny Sapani

Moise Tshombe

Fionn O'Shea

Fionn O'Shea

William Reidy

Fiona Glascott

Fiona Glascott

Carmel Quinlan

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Madame LaFontagne

Conor Quinlan

Conor Quinlan

P.J. (Patrick Joyce)

Sam Keeley

Sam Keeley

Billy (Sniper) Ready

Conor MacNeill

Conor MacNeill

Radio Operator

Luc Van Gunderbeeck

Luc Van Gunderbeeck

Charles de Gaulle

Jordan Mifsud

Jordan Mifsud

John Donnelly

Charlie Kelly

Charlie Kelly

Walter Hegarty

Mike Noble

Mike Noble

Charles Cooley

Ronan Raftery

Ronan Raftery

John Gorman

Gérard Rudolf

Gérard Rudolf

Black Jack

Ashish Gangapersad

Ashish Gangapersad

General Raja

Richard Lukunku

Richard Lukunku

Patrice Lumumba

Andrew Stock

Andrew Stock

Man in White Suit

Thulasizwe Kubheka

Thulasizwe Kubheka

Tshombe's Aide

Michael Richard

Michael Richard

USSR Ambassador

Jonathan Holby

Jonathan Holby

Danny Keogh

Danny Keogh

Charmaine Weir Smith

Charmaine Weir Smith

Robert van de Coolwijk

Robert van de Coolwijk

Mike Bodie

Mike Bodie

Kyle Ryan Diffenthal

Kyle Ryan Diffenthal

Robert Hobbs

Robert Hobbs

Ashley Taylor

Ashley Taylor

Leon Clingman

Leon Clingman

Garth Breytenbach

Garth Breytenbach

Alexander Tops

Alexander Tops

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