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Cal

58
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R 1984 · 1h 42m
Drama, Thriller, Romance
Starring John Lynch · Helen Mirren · Donal McCann
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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.

Theatrical
Aug 24, 1984
Director
Pat O'Connor
Producers
David Puttnam, Terence A. Clegg
Music
Mark Knopfler
Keywords
based on novel or book 1970s ira (irish republican army) ireland guilt belfast, north ireland older woman younger man relationship irish
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Cast

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J
John Lynch
Cal
H
Helen Mirren
Marcella
D
Donal McCann
Shamie
R
Ray McAnally
Cyril Dunlop
J
John Kavanagh
Skeffington
S
Stevan Rimkus
Crilly
C
Catherine Gibson
Mrs Morton
L
Louis Rolston
Dermot Ryan
T
Tom Hickey
Preacher
G
Gerard Mannix Flynn
Arty
S
Seamus Forde
Mr Morton
E
Edward Byrne
Skeffington Snr
J
J.J. Murphy
Man in Library
A
Audrey Johnson
Lucy
B
Brian Munn
Robert Morton
D
Daragh O'Malley
Scarfaced Policeman
G
George Shane
Second Policeman
J
Julia Dearden
Shop Assistant
L
Laurence Foster
Soldier at Roadblock
S
Scott Fredericks
Soldier at Farm
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