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Cal

Cal

19845.71h 42m

Overview

Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.

Directed by Pat O'Connor
Written by Bernard MacLaverty
Produced by David Puttnam
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Top Cast

John Lynch

John Lynch

Cal

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Marcella

Donal McCann

Donal McCann

Shamie

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally

Cyril Dunlop

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Skeffington

Stevan Rimkus

Stevan Rimkus

Crilly

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Catherine Gibson

Mrs Morton

Louis Rolston

Louis Rolston

Dermot Ryan

Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey

Preacher

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Gerard Mannix Flynn

Arty

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book1970sira (irish republican army)irelandguiltbelfast, north irelandolder woman younger man relationshipirish

About Cal

Cal is a drama, thriller, romance film released in 1984 exploring themes of based on novel or book, 1970s, ira (irish republican army), ireland, guilt, belfast, north ireland. Directed by Pat O'Connor, it stars John Lynch, Helen Mirren, Donal McCann. Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.

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