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The Hands of Cormac Joyce
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Wikipedia article
'The Hands of Cormac Joyce' is a 1972 made-for-television movie (Hallmark Hall of Fame) directed by Fielder Cook.
Plot
A proud fisherman off the Irish Coast fights to save his land from an approaching storm as other villagers evacuate to the mainland.Ed. Scott Murray, 'Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p76
Cast
* Stephen Boyd as Cormac Joyce
* Colleen Dewhurst as Molly Joyce
* Dominic Guard as Jackie Joyce
* Deryck Barnes as Pat Coneeley
* Cyril Cusack as Mr. Reece
* Enid Lorimer as Mrs. Reece
* Lynette Floyd as Elis Coneeley
* Marshall Crosby as Tigue Coneeley
Production
The film was a U.S.-Australian co-production. It was shot in Australia with Phillip Island substituting for Aran Island.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19730628&id=9chUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6882,7075788 "Cormac Joyce Casts a Shadow", 'The Age' - 28 Jun 1973] accessed 7 July 2013 Many of the crew had worked on the TV show 'Homicide', but some of them had to be replaced during the shoot as it was realised they did not have the experience to make a 35mm film shot on location.Sue Milliken, 'Selective Memory: A Life in Film', Hybrid 2013 p 47-48
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