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Plot

• Cal (Lynch), a young man on the fringes of the Irish Republican Army, falls in love with Marcella (Mirren), a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.

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Cast

• Helen Mirren ... as Marcella
• John Lynch ... as Cal
• Donal McCann .... Shamie
• Ray McAnally .... Cyril Dunlop

Mirren with Malcolm McDowell in O Lucky Man (1973) Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born Ilyena Lydia Mironoff on 26 July 1945) is an Emmy Award-winning English stage, television and movie actress. ... John Lynch (born on December 26, 1961, in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish actor. ... Donal McCann (May 7, 1943 – July 17, 1999) was an Irish stage, film, and television actor. ... Ray McAnally Irish Actor famous for his performances in films such as “The Mission” “My Left Foot”, and “A Very British Coup”. Ray McAnally was born in the Donegal seaside town of Buncrana on March 30th, 1926. ...

Tagline

• Out of Ireland's struggle, a passionate love is born.