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Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

20027.31h 47m

Overview

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

Directed by Paul Greengrass
Written by Paul Greengrass
Produced by Mark Redhead
Box Office0Revenue: $773K

Top Cast

James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt

Ivan Cooper

Allan Gildea

Allan Gildea

Kevin McCorry

G

Gerard Crossan

Eamonn McCann

Mary Moulds

Mary Moulds

Bernadette Devlin

C

Carmel McCallion

Bridget Bond

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Major General Ford

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Brigadier Maclellan

Christopher Villiers

Christopher Villiers

Major Steele

James Hewitt

James Hewitt

Colonel Tugwell

D

Declan Duddy

Gerry Donaghy

Themes & Keywords

1970sdemonstrationcivil rightsbritish armybased on true storynorthern irelandmurderira (irish republican army)irelandthe troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)irish historyirishbritish injusticebritish crimes

About Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday is a drama, history film released in 2002 exploring themes of 1970s, demonstration, civil rights, british army, based on true story, northern ireland. Directed by Paul Greengrass, it stars James Nesbitt, Allan Gildea, Gerard Crossan. The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

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