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The Legion Hall Bombing(1978)

08/22/1978 (GB)DramaTV Movie1h 15m
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Overview

The story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane British Legion Hall in Northern Ireland, 1976. The transmission of this film was postponed by the BBC several times, and when it did finally air, it was shown with cuts; the writer, Caryl Churchill, and director, Roland Joffé, had their names removed from the credits in protest.

Movie Cast

Robert Kavanagh photo

Robert Kavanagh

First Accused

May Ollis photo

May Ollis

First Witness

Ewen White photo

Ewen White

Prosecuting Counsel

Niall Tóibín photo

Niall Tóibín

Defence Counsel

Shay Gorman photo

Shay Gorman

Second Witness

James Duggan photo

James Duggan

Third Witness/Bomb Expert

Jeananne Crowley photo

Jeananne Crowley

Clerk of the Court

Jim Norton photo

Jim Norton

Detective Sergeant

Eamonn Boyce photo

Eamonn Boyce

Detective Constable

Raymond Campbell photo

Raymond Campbell

Second Accused

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyBBC

Original LanguageEnglish

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