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Cal (1984) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1984 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Pat O'Connor

Written By:
Bernard MacLaverty

Actors:
Helen Mirren ..... Marcella
John Lynch ..... Cal
Donal McCann ..... Shamie
John Kavanagh ..... Skeffington
Ray McAnally ..... Cyril Dunlop
Stevan Rimkus ..... Crilly
Catherine Gibson ..... Mrs. Morton
Louis Rolston ..... Dermot Ryan
Tom Hickey ..... Preacher
Gerard Mannix Flynn ..... Arty
Seamus Forde ..... Mr. Morton
Edward Byrne ..... Skeffington Sr
J.J. Murphy ..... Man in Library
Audrey Johnson ..... Lucy
Brian Munn ..... Robert Morton

Synopsis:

In the opening scenes of this politically-oriented drama, a killer enters the home of a policeman and in a shocking sequence murders him in cold blood -- an act that becomes the key to the rest of this film about the conflict between politics and life. Young Catholic, Cal (John Lynch) works in a slaughterhouse during the day and has participated in terrorist activities, but he wants out after he has been forced to drive a getaway car in the murder of the policeman. Meanwhile, he is slowly enchanted by Marcella, an older woman (Helen Mirren) who has just started working at the local library. Smitten but shy, Cal manages to ease himself into a job on her land, and when his father's home is burned to the ground by Protestants, Cal moves into a cottage on the woman's estate. Eventually, the two start a quiet liaison -- but Cal's inner turmoil disturbs the happiness he feels when he is with Marcella. Can he continue to hide his terrorist past from Marcella, who knows nothing about what he has done?

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 April, 2021.