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The Legion Hall Bombing

0.00%|August 22, 1978|Drama, TV Movie

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.

Featured Crew

Roland Joffé
Director
Margaret Matheson
Producer
Caryl Churchill
Writer

Cast

Robert Kavanagh
Robert Kavanagh
First Accused
May Ollis
May Ollis
First Witness
Ewen White
Ewen White
Prosecuting Counsel
Niall TĂłibĂ­n
Niall TĂłibĂ­n
Defence Counsel

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