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Cry of the Innocent

Irish TV series or program

Cry of the Innocent is a 1980 American-Irish television film directed by Michael O'Herlihy and starring Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet and Nigel Davenport.[1] It was based on a story by Frederick Forsyth.

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Plot

An American insurance executive seeks vengeance for the death of his wife and child in Ireland.

Cast

  • Rod Taylor ... Steve Donegin
  • Joanna Pettet ... Cynthia Donegin / Candia Leighton
  • Nigel Davenport ... Gray Harrison Hunt
  • Cyril Cusack ... Detective Inspector Tom Moloney
  • Walter Gotell ... Jack Brewster
  • Jim Norton ... Jasper Tooms
  • Alexander Knox ... Thornton Donegin
  • Joe Cahill ... Fritz Grossman
  • May Ollis ... Martha
  • Bairbre Dowling ... Maureen
  • Des Cave ... Supt. Flannagan
  • Ronnie Walsh ... Pete Medwin
  • Tom Jordan ... Buck Haggerty
  • John Franklyn ... Capo
  • Des Nealon ... Tooms #2
  • Michael O'Sullivan ... Young Garda Officer Gordon
  • James N. Healy ... Garda sergeant
  • Fidelma Murphy ... Lady clerk
  • Maire O'Neill ... Hotel manageress
  • Philip Bollard ... Steven Donegin Jr.
  • Alison McCormack ... Melody Donegin

Production

The film was shot in Ireland on a budget of one million dollars, financed by NBC. There were plans for a sequel but these did not eventuate.[2]

Public domain

This movie is in the public domain.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cry of the Innocent (1980)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2015-07-02. Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. [2]
    Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: an Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) pp. 188-190


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