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Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent

1980TV Movie⏱️ 1h 33mNot Rated
ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller
5.1
IMDB Rating
245 votes

A Green Beret-veteran businessman investigates the plane crash in Ireland that killed his family.

Director
Michael O'Herlihy
Writers
Frederick Forsyth, Sidney Michaels
Stars
Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet, Nigel Davenport
Release Date
June 19, 1980
Language
English
Country
Ireland, United States
💬 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Rod Taylor
Rod Taylor
as Steve Donegin
Joanna Pettet
Joanna Pettet
as Cynthia Donegin
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport
as Gray Harrison Hunt
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
as Tom Moloney
Walter Gotell
Walter Gotell
as Jack Brewster
Jim Norton
Jim Norton
as Jasper Tooms
Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
as Thornton Donegin
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Joe Cahill
as Fritz Grossman
👤
May Ollis
as Martha
👤
Bairbre Dowling
as Maureen

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Production
NBC Film, Tara Films, Tara Productions

🏷️ Keywords

ex green beretexploding airplanebomb onboard planebombkilling one's family

🎯 Categories

ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Okay time-killer with one standout feature
by vandino12005-10-23

"This is an Irish film that premiered on American TV back in 1980. It's nothing special. It's a conspiracy story involving industrial spying and a plane from Rome that crashes in Ireland: certainly elements that you could see coming from the pen of Frederick Forsyth. It's Rod Taylor's family that is wiped out in the plane crash and, outraged at discovering that it was no accident, he finds a way to gain revenge on the people behind it. Taylor plays an American insurance exec in Ireland, but of course that isn't a position with enough muscle and craftiness, so the writer..."

💡 Did You Know?

One scene was played in a pub in Dublins liberties area. The pub was one of the mythical "4 corners of hell", a crossroads with pubs on each corner. Rod Taylor was in TP's bar.

📖 Synopsis

A Green Beret-veteran businessman investigates the plane crash in Ireland that killed his family.