The Legion Hall Bombing
movie
Released August 22, 1978
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.
Cast
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Robert Kavanagh
as
First Accused
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May Ollis
as
First Witness
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Ewen White
as
Prosecuting Counsel
David Kelly
as
Judge
Niall Tóibín
as
Defence Counsel
Shay Gorman
as
Second Witness
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James Duggan
as
Third Witness/Bomb Expert
Jeananne Crowley
as
Clerk of the Court
Jim Norton
as
Detective Sergeant
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Eamonn Boyce
as
Detective Constable
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Raymond Campbell
as
Second Accused
George Shane
as
Second Accused's Father
