The Legion Hall Bombing

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 22, 1978

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

May Ollis,David Kelly,James Duggan,Jeananne Crowley,Raymond Campbell,George Shane,Niall Tóibín,Shay Gorman,Jim Norton,Eamonn Boyceand 2 more

Director

Roland Joffé

Writer

Caryl Churchill

Producer

Margaret Matheson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0237402