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Film / 1979
The Outsider
Directed by
Tony Luraschi
Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to join the cause of his grandfather, Seamus (Sterling Hayden). Soon he finds that he is not as welcomed in his home country as he imagined he would be. Even worse, he's the target of an IRA assassination plot designed to make the British forces look bad in order to elicit financial support from wealthy Americans.
The story
Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to join the cause of his grandfather, Seamus (Sterling Hayden). Soon he finds that he is not as welcomed in his home country as he imagined he would be. Even worse, he's the target of an IRA assassination plot designed to make the British forces look bad in order to elicit financial support from wealthy Americans.
Cast
Craig WassonMichael Flaherty
Sterling HaydenSeamus Flaherty
Patricia QuinnSiobhan
Niall O'BrienEmmett Donovan
T. P. McKennaJohn Russell
Niall TóibínThe Farmer
Frank GrimesTony Coyle
Elizabeth BegleyMrs Cochran
Bosco HoganFinbar Donovan
Ray McAnallyMacWhirter
J.G. DevlinSean Tweeny
Joe DowlingPat
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Aiden GrennellHanlan
Joe McPartlandJoe McDermott
Des CaveKevin McCann
Joe LynchSean Thompson
David CollingsMaj. Nigel Percival
Allan CuthbertsonStanley
Geoffrey PalmerCol. Wyndham
Paul AntrimFather Jameson
Conal KearneyTed
Johnny MurphyMr Flynn
Des NealonCol. O'Darrell
Edward ByrneIRA Council Member 1
Bill FoleyIRA Council Member 2
Martin DempseyVan Driver
Pat LeavyMary Russell
Derek YoungUDR Sergeant
Charles MitchellNewscaster 1
Jimmy GreeleyNewscaster 2
Tony PhippsIvor
Martin ShortBoy Leader
Annie D'AltonGranny
Derek LordFarmer's 1st Man
Gerry AlexanderTough British Sergeant
Emmet BerginSpecial Branch Officer
Patricia Alice AlbrechtGinny
Avril GentlesMrs Flaherty
John SeitzMr Flaherty
John Paul LeemingMichael - aged 11
Gabriel ByrneMan in Street
Paul MarkeyStreet Kid
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