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Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

24 August 1984

Country

Ireland

Cast

John Lynch

John Lynch

Cal

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Marcella

Donal McCann

Donal McCann

Shamie

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally

Cyril Dunlop

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Skeffington

Stevan Rimkus

Stevan Rimkus

Crilly

Catherine Gibson

Catherine Gibson

Mrs Morton

Louis Rolston

Louis Rolston

Dermot Ryan

Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey

Preacher

Gerard Mannix Flynn

Gerard Mannix Flynn

Arty

Seamus Forde

Seamus Forde

Mr Morton

Edward Byrne

Edward Byrne

Skeffington Snr

J.J. Murphy

J.J. Murphy

Man in Library

Audrey Johnson

Audrey Johnson

Lucy

Brian Munn

Brian Munn

Robert Morton

Daragh O'Malley

Daragh O'Malley

Scarfaced Policeman

George Shane

George Shane

Second Policeman

Julia Dearden

Julia Dearden

Shop Assistant

Yvonne Adams

Yvonne Adams

Neighbour

Laurence Foster

Laurence Foster

Soldier at Roadblock

Scott Fredericks

Scott Fredericks

Soldier at Farm

Gerard O'Hagan

Gerard O'Hagan

Soldier at Farm

Paul Markey

Paul Markey

Boy Answering Door

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