The Legion Hall Bombing
1978 · 75 min
Drama · TV Movie
★ 9.0The 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.
Crew
- Director Roland Joffé
- Writer Caryl Churchill
Cast
- R
Robert Kavanagh
First Accused
- M
May Ollis
First Witness
- E
Ewen White
Prosecuting Counsel
David Kelly
Judge
Niall Tóibín
Defence Counsel
Shay Gorman
Second Witness
- J
James Duggan
Third Witness/Bomb Expert
Jeananne Crowley
Clerk of the Court
Jim Norton
Detective Sergeant
- E
Eamonn Boyce
Detective Constable
- R
Raymond Campbell
Second Accused
George Shane
Second Accused's Father
Crew
- Director — Roland Joffé
- Writer — Caryl Churchill
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