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The Siege of Jadotville

The Siege of Jadotville

The Irish army's forgotten battle

20167.11h 48m

Overview

Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.

Directed by Richie Smyth
Written by Kevin Brodbin, Declan Power
Produced by Alan Moloney, Ted Sarandos, Richie Smyth
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Top Cast

Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan

Pat Quinlan

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Rene Faulques

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Conor Cruise O'Brien

Jason O'Mara

Jason O'Mara

Sgt. Jack Prendergast

Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

General McEntee

Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

Dag Hammarskjold

Danny Sapani

Danny Sapani

Moise Tshombe

Fionn O'Shea

Fionn O'Shea

William Reidy

Fiona Glascott

Fiona Glascott

Carmel Quinlan

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Madame LaFontagne

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookbraverycongoconflictunited nationskatanga conflictirishirish army

About The Siege of Jadotville

The Siege of Jadotville is a war, drama, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of based on novel or book, bravery, congo, conflict, united nations, katanga conflict. Directed by Richie Smyth, it stars Jamie Dornan, Guillaume Canet, Mark Strong. Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.

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