The Legion Hall Bombing

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1978 · 75 min · Drama · TV Movie · TMDB 9.0/10

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.

Directed by Roland Joffé

Cast

• Robert Kavanagh — First Accused
• May Ollis — First Witness
• Ewen White — Prosecuting Counsel
• David Kelly — Judge
• Niall Tóibín — Defence Counsel