The Legion Hall Bombing (1978)

08/22/1978 (GB) • 1h 15m

Drama, TV Movie

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Robert Kavanagh

First Accused

May Ollis

First Witness

Ewen White

Prosecuting Counsel

Niall Tóibín

Defence Counsel

Shay Gorman

Second Witness

James Duggan

Third Witness/Bomb Expert

Jeananne Crowley

Clerk of the Court

Jim Norton

Detective Sergeant


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

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