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Giuseppe Conlon and his son Gerry are convicted of an IRA bombing as part of the Maguire Seven in 1976. Giuseppe diligently writes his wife Sarah as she works to free her family members from prison.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 76GoodWatch 88
IMDb7.6
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −30 min on the typical 109
typical 10979Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1990
February 7, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Ireland
and 19 more33 people
- Stella McCuskerSarah Conlon
- Barry McGovernGiuseppe Conlon
- Paddy RocksGerry Conlon
- Bronagh GallagherAnne Conlon
- JMJanice McAdamBridgid Conlon
- EJElsa JohnsYoung Sarah
- Eileen PollockMary Kelly
- P.H. MoriartyWarder Deans
- Tim LoaneMan on Chair
- SRSean RocksOther Man
- Dave DuffyRUC Policeman
Gary WhelanPoliceman #1
Michael James FordPoliceman #2
Simon ChandlerAlastair Logan- PHPhilip HardyArmstrong
Maria McDermottroeMrs Moore- AMAine McCartneyHair
Ricky TomlinsonWarder #1- MOMartin OldfieldWarder #2
- MSMark ShelleyWarder #3
Mal WhyteWarder #4- LMLloyd McGuireWarder #5
- TBTani BentisLandlady
Peter GaleChaplain
Directing · 1
- Frank Cvitanovich Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Tom McGurk Writer
Production · 1
- Peter Jacques Producer
Editing · 1
- Paul Endacott Editor
Sound · 1
- Fiachra Trench Music
Other crew · 1
- Ronan Lee Cinematography
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