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Freedom of the City

Jan 15, 1975 · 1h 30m
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Drama
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A play by Frian Friel, adapted for television by Hugh Webster. The story of three Londonderry citizens who took refuge in the Guildhall, escaping from the gas bombs and confusion of riot-filled streets during a confrontation between civil rights marchers and the military. Their story emerges in a series of flashbacks as a judge presides over a court of inquiry into their deaths.

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CAST

Florence Paterson
Lily
Neil Munro
Skinner
Mel Tuck
Michael
Edward Atienza
Judge
Desmond Scott
Brigadier Johnson-Hansbury
Gerard Parkes
Priest
Sean Mulcahy
Liam O'Kelly
Richard W. Farrell
Prof. Cuppley
Directed by Eric Till

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
CBC
Country
CA
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