Movie, 1978
The Legion Hall Bombing
IMDb 9.0, 75 min, Drama, TV Movie, United Kingdom
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.
Cast
12 creditedRK
Robert Kavanagh
First Accused
MO
May Ollis
First Witness
EW
Ewen White
Prosecuting Counsel
David Kelly
Judge
Niall Tóibín
Defence Counsel
Shay Gorman
Second Witness
JD
James Duggan
Third Witness/Bomb Expert
Jeananne Crowley
Clerk of the Court
Jim Norton
Detective Sergeant
EB
Eamonn Boyce
Detective Constable
RC
Raymond Campbell
Second Accused
George Shane
Second Accused's Father
Details
DirectorRoland Joffé
WritersCaryl Churchill
GenreDrama, TV Movie
Runtime75 min
ReleasedTue, Aug 22, 1978
CountryUnited Kingdom
IMDBtt0237402
