Cry of the Innocent
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Cry of the Innocent is a 1980 American-Irish television film directed by Michael O'Herlihy
and starring Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet
and Nigel Davenport
. It was based on a story by Frederick Forsyth
.
Michael O'Herlihy
Michael O'Herlihy was an Irish television producer and director who directed shows like Gunsmoke , Maverick , Star Trek , Hawaii Five-O , M*A*S*H and The A-Team . Born in Dublin, Ireland, O'Herlihy was the younger brother of actor Dan O'Herlihy...
and starring Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet
Joanna Pettet
Joanna Pettet is a British actress.-Biography:Her parents, Harold Nigel Edgerton Salmon, a British Royal Air Force pilot killed in World War II, and mother, Cecily J. Tremaine, were married in London in 1940...
and Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport is an English stage, television and film actor.- Early life :Davenport was born Arthur Nigel Davenport, however he goes by the first name of Nigel. Davenport was born in Shelford, Cambridgeshire, the son of Katherine Lucy and Arthur Henry Davenport. Davenport's father was a bursar...
. It was based on a story by Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth, CBE is an English author and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan and The Cobra.-...
.
Plot
An American insurance executive seeks vengeance for the death of his wife and child in Ireland.Cast
- Rod Taylor ... Steve Donegin
- Joanna PettetJoanna PettetJoanna Pettet is a British actress.-Biography:Her parents, Harold Nigel Edgerton Salmon, a British Royal Air Force pilot killed in World War II, and mother, Cecily J. Tremaine, were married in London in 1940...
... Cynthia Donegin / Candia Leighton - Nigel DavenportNigel DavenportNigel Davenport is an English stage, television and film actor.- Early life :Davenport was born Arthur Nigel Davenport, however he goes by the first name of Nigel. Davenport was born in Shelford, Cambridgeshire, the son of Katherine Lucy and Arthur Henry Davenport. Davenport's father was a bursar...
... Gray Harrison Hunt - Cyril CusackCyril CusackCyril James Cusack was an Irish actor, who appeared in more than 90 films.-Early life:Cusack was born in Durban, Natal, South Africa, the son of Alice Violet , an actress, and James Walter Cusack, a sergeant in the Natal mounted police. His parents separated when he was young and his mother took...
... Tom Moloney - Walter GotellWalter GotellWalter Gotell was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series.Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power...
... Jack Brewster - Jim NortonJim NortonJames Norton may refer to:* James Norton , solicitor, company director, farmer, pamphleteer and protectionist politician in colonial New South Wales* James A. Norton , U.S. Representative from Ohio...
... Jasper Tooms - Alexander KnoxAlexander KnoxAlexander Knox was a Canadian actor and author of adventure novels set in the Great Lakes area during the 19th century.-Biography:...
... Thornton Donegin - Joe CahillJoe CahillJoe Cahill was a prominent Irish republican and former chief of staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army .- Background :In May 1920, Cahill was born in Divis Street in West Belfast, Ireland, where his parents had been neighbours of the Scottish-born Irish revolutionary James Connolly.Cahill...
... Fritz Grossman - May Ollis ... Martha
- Bairbre DowlingBairbre DowlingBairbre Dowling is an Irish actress.Born in Dublin as Barbara Patricia Dowling, she was formerly married to Irish actor Colm Meaney, and is the daughter of Irish-American actor Vincent Dowling, and the late Irish actress, Brenda Doyle She has appeared in relatively few TV shows and movies, the...
... Maureen - Des Cave ... Supt. Flannagan
- Ronnie Walsh ... Pete Medwin
- Tom Jordan ... Buck Haggerty
- John FranklynJohn FranklynSir John Franklyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1647.Franklyn was the son of Richard Franklyn and his wife Frances Roberts, daughter of Francis Roberts of Willesden. He was knighted on 2 October 1614.In 1625, Franklyn was elected...
... Capo - Des Nealon ... Tooms #2
- Michael O'SullivanMichael O'SullivanMichael O'Sullivan is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman, left-arm fast medium and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Berkshire. He was born in Reading....
... Young Garda Officer Gordon - James N. Healy ... Garda sergeant
- Fidelma Murphy ... Lady clerk
- Maire O'NeillMaire O'Neill-External links:**...
... Hotel manageress - Philip Bollard ... Steven Donegin Jr.
- Alison McCormack ... Melody Donegin