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Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent

19805.01h 33mNR

Overview

An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into their vacation cottage on the Irish coast, uncovers a series of suspicious clues indicating that it was no accident after a pretty financial reporter who resembles his dead wife turns up.

Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Written by Sidney Michaels, Frederick Forsyth, Roy Clarke
Produced by Michael O'Herlihy
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Top Cast

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Steve Donegin

Joanna Pettet

Joanna Pettet

Cynthia Donegin / Candia Leighton

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Gray Harrison Hunt

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Tom Moloney

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Jack Brewster

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Jasper Tooms

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Thornton Donegin

Joe Cahill

Joe Cahill

Fritz Grossman

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May Ollis

Martha

Bairbre Dowling

Bairbre Dowling

Maureen

Themes & Keywords

airplaneairplane crash

About Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent is a action, crime, drama, thriller, tv movie film released in 1980 exploring themes of airplane, airplane crash. Directed by Michael O'Herlihy, it stars Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet, Nigel Davenport. An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into their vacation cottage on the Irish coast, uncovers a series of suspicious clues indicating that it was no accident after a pretty financial reporter who resembles his dead wife turns up.

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