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Cry of the Innocent
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Wikipedia article
'Cry of the Innocent' is a 1980 American-Irish television film directed by Michael O'Herlihy and starring Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet and Nigel Davenport. It was based on a story by Frederick Forsyth.
Plot
An American insurance executive seeks vengeance for the death of his wife and child in Ireland.
Cast
* Rod Taylor ... Steve Donegin
* Joanna Pettet ... Cynthia Donegin / Candia Leighton
* Nigel Davenport ... Gray Harrison Hunt
* Cyril Cusack ... Detective Inspector Tom Moloney
* Walter Gotell ... Jack Brewster
* Jim Norton ... Jasper Tooms
* Alexander Knox ... Thornton Donegin
* Joe Cahill ... Fritz Grossman
* May Ollis ... Martha
* Bairbre Dowling ... Maureen
* Des Cave ... Supt. Flannagan
* Ronnie Walsh ... Pete Medwin
* Tom Jordan ... Buck Haggerty
* John Franklyn ... Capo
* Des Nealon ... Tooms #2
* Michael O'Sullivan ... Young Garda Officer Gordon
* James N. Healy ... Garda sergeant
* Fidelma Murphy ... Lady clerk
* Maire O'Neill ... Hotel manageress
* Philip Bollard ... Steven Donegin Jr.
* Alison McCormack ... Melody Donegin
Production
The film was shot in Ireland on a budget of one million dollars, financed by NBC. There were plans for a sequel but these did not eventuate.Stephen Vagg, 'Rod Taylor: an Aussie in Hollywood' (Bear Manor Media, 2010) pp. 188-190
Public domain
This movie is in the public domain.
References
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