The Legion Hall Bombing
(1978)

Released: 1978-08-22

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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.

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Robert Kavanagh

as First Accused

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May Ollis

as First Witness

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Ewen White

as Prosecuting Counsel

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Niall Tóibín

as Defence Counsel

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Shay Gorman

as Second Witness

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James Duggan

as Third Witness/Bomb Expert

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Jeananne Crowley

as Clerk of the Court

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Jim Norton

as Detective Sergeant

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Eamonn Boyce

as Detective Constable

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Raymond Campbell

as Second Accused

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George Shane

as Second Accused's Father

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