A Quiet Day in Belfast
| A Quiet Day in Belfast | |
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| Directed by | Milad Bessada |
| Written by | play Andrew Dalrymple screenplay Jack Gray |
| Produced by | Milad Bessada |
| Starring | Barry Foster Margot Kidder |
| Cinematography | Harry Makin |
| Edited by | Simon Dew |
| Music by | Greg Adams Eric N. Robertson |
Production company | Twinbay Media International |
| Distributed by | Ambassador Film Distributors |
Release date | 17 May 1974 (Canada) |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
A Quiet Day in Belfast is a 1974 Canadian drama film set in Northern Ireland and starring Barry Foster, Margot Kidder and Sean McCann. British soldiers battle the Provisional Irish Republican Army in early 1970s Belfast. The film was based on a play by Andrew Dalrymple and was filmed in Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland.
Cast
- Barry Foster - John Slattery
- Margot Kidder - Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
- Sean McCann - Peter O'Lurgan
- Leo Leyden - Charlie McLarnon
- Mel Tuck - Tim Horgan
- Joyce Campion - Mrs McDuatt
- Sean Mulcahy - Mike Mahoney
- Emmet Bergin - Jack Jameson
- Donald Reynolds - Boy heckler
- Antony Parr - Mr Collins
- David Stewart - Major McGinnis
- Gillie Fenwick - Mr Harrowgate
- Robert McKenna - Harry Doherty
- Syd Brown - Fiddler McGinn
- Gerald Crack - Nigel Godfrey
Awards
- 1975 Margot Kidder won Best Performance by a Lead Actress at the Canadian Film Awards.
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