A Quiet Day in Belfast

A Quiet Day in Belfast
Directed by Milad Bessada
Produced by Milad Bessada
Written by play Andrew Dalrymple
screenplay Jack Gray
Starring Barry Foster
Margot Kidder
Music by Greg Adams
Eric N. Robertson
Cinematography Harry Makin
Edited by Simon Dew
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

Margot Kidder won Best Performance by a Lead Actress at the Canadian Film Awards in 1975. The film was also a nominee for Best Feature Film, but did not win.[1]

References

  1. "Best-film showdown: 11 vie for all-Canadian honours". Ottawa Journal. October 3, 1975. p. 39. Retrieved March 28, 2018 via Newspapers.com.


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