The Legion Hall Bombing

Name: The Legion Hall Bombing
Cast: Robert Kavanagh, May Ollis, Ewen White, David Kelly, Niall Tóibín

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Roland JofféWriter: Caryl ChurchillProducer: Margaret Matheson

Robert Kavanagh

as First Accused

May Ollis

as First Witness

Ewen White

as Prosecuting Counsel

David Kelly

as Judge

Niall Tóibín

as Defence Counsel

Shay Gorman

as Second Witness

James Duggan

as Third Witness/Bomb Expert

Jeananne Crowley

as Clerk of the Court

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