Cry of the Innocent explained

Genre:Action
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Screenplay:Sidney Michaels
Story:Frederick Forsyth
Director:Michael O'Herlihy
Starring:Rod Taylor
Joanna Pettet
Nigel Davenport
Theme Music Composer:Allyn Ferguson
Country:Ireland
United States
Language:English
Executive Producer:Theodore P. Donahue
Morgan O'Sullivan
Producer:Michael O'Herlihy
Editor:Fred A. Chulack
Cinematography:Robert L. Morrison
Location:Ireland
Runtime:93 minutes
Company:NBC Film
Tara Films
Tara Productions
Network:NBC

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.[1] It was based on a story by Frederick Forsyth.

Plot

An American insurance executive seeks vengeance for the death of his wife and child in Ireland.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Ireland on a budget of one million dollars, financed by NBC. There were plans for a sequel but these did not eventuate.[2]

Public domain

This movie is in the public domain.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cry of the Innocent (1980) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090113232442/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/179285 . dead . 2009-01-13 . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk . 2015-07-02 . 2015-11-30.
  2. Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: an Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) pp. 188-190