Bloody Sunday (2002)

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writer:

Paul Greengrass (written by)

Release Date:

25 January 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Plot:

A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.

Plot Keywords:

March | Protest March | Northern Ireland | Massacre | Irish

Awards:

19 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

James Nesbitt	...	Ivan Cooper
Allan Gildea	...	Kevin McCorry
Gerard Crossan	...	Eamonn McCann
Mary Moulds	...	Bernadette Devlin
Carmel McCallion	...	Bridget Bond (as Carmel Mccallion)
Tim Pigott-Smith	...	Major General Ford
Nicholas Farrell	...	Brigadier Maclellan
Christopher Villiers	...	Major Steele (as Chris Villiers)
James Hewitt	...	Colonel Tugwell
Declan Duddy	...	Gerry Donaghy
Edel Frazer	...	Gerry's girl
Joanne Lindsay	...	Mary Donaghy
Mike Edwards	...	Soldier 027
Gerry Hammond	...	Para F
Jason Stammers	...	Para G
Ken Williams	...	Para H
Bryan Watts	...	Para E
Simon Mann	...	Colonel Wilford
Rhidian Bridge	...	Major Loden
Jonathan O'Donnell	...	Jim
David Clayton Rogers	...	Dennis (as David Rogers)
Sean O'Kane	...	Hugh
Thomas McEleney	...	Tommy (as Thomas Mceleney)
Deirdre Irvine	...	Bogside woman
Gerry Newton	...	Mr. O'Keefe
Ross MacDonald	...	Lieutenant 119 (as Ross Macdonald)
Jim Alexander	...	Csm
James Scott	...	Officer At Barrier 12
Grainne Costello	...	Mrs. Hegarty
Don Mullan	...	Bogside priest
David Pearse	...	O / C Provos
Charles Oakden	...	Briefer
Kathy Kiera Clarke	...	Frances (as Kathy Keira Clarke)
Gerard McSorley	...	Chief Supt. Lagan (as Gerard Mcsorley)
Bruce Alexander	...	Brigade Net
Jason Muir	...	Brigade Net
Tim Clark	...	Brigade Net
Matt Ashenden	...	Brigade Net
Daryl Auckland	...	Brigade Net
Rita Hamill	...	Peggy Deery
Robert O'Conner	...	Willie Mckinney (as Robert O'Connor)
Kevin McCallion	...	Barney Mcguigan (as Kevin Mccallion)
James McLaughlin	...	Jim Wray (as James Mclaughlin)
Graham Harrison	...	Officer At Barrier 14
Oliver Maguire	...	Ruc Man
Darren Healy	...	303 Man
Simon Emberley	...	Lieutenant N
Raymond Cullen	...	Father Daly
Tony Bates	...	Doctor Swords
Kevin Meehan	...	Hospital Administrator
Mark Redhead	...	Journalist
Ian Dray	...	Sib officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eva Birthistle	...	Maura Duffy (uncredited)
Colin Coull	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Bruce Lawrence	...	Brigade Net (uncredited)
Gillian Rea	...	March Organiser (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Greengrass

Writing credits
Paul Greengrass		(written by)

Produced by
Pippa Cross	....	executive producer
Keith Evans	....	executive producer
Arthur Lappin	....	executive producer
Don Mullan	....	co-producer
Paul Myler	....	co-producer
Mark Redhead	....	producer
Jim Sheridan	....	executive producer
Rod Stoneman	....	executive producer
Paul Trijbits	....	executive producer
Tristan Whalley	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dominic Muldowney

Cinematography by
Ivan Strasburg

Film Editing by
Clare Douglas

Casting by
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Production Design by
John Paul Kelly

Art Direction by
Padraig O'Neill

Costume Design by
Dinah Collin

Makeup Department
Morna Ferguson	....	key makeup artist
Lorraine Glynn	....	key hair stylist
John Kelehan	....	hair stylist
John Kelehan	....	makeup artist
Conor McAllister	....	assistant hair stylist (as Connor Mcallister)
Niamh O'Loan	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jo Homewood	....	production manager
Adrian McCarthy	....	production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Barry	....	trainee assistant director
Therese Friel	....	second assistant director
Elizabeth Gill	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Liz Gill)
Luke Johnston	....	first assistant director
Alex Jones	....	trainee assistant director
Ray Kenny	....	trainee assistant director
Marcus Lynch	....	third assistant director
Clodagh Tierney	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Jillian Wilson	....	trainee assistant director
Sean Griffin	....	trainee assistant director: dailies (uncredited)

Art Department
Maximilian Aita	....	prop dresser (as Max Aita)
Anthony Arkins	....	stagehand
George Arkins	....	stagehand
Thomas Barry-Cunningham	....	carpenter
Graeme Bird	....	propmaker
Johnny Byrne	....	props buyer
Gay Byrn	....	props runaround
Alan Cheevers	....	master plasterer
Austin Connolly	....	carpenter
Colman Corish	....	assistant art director
Joel Daminiani	....	trainee props
Alan Dunne	....	stand-by props
Pascal Farrell	....	supervising carpenter (as Paschal Farrell)
Emma Fitzsimons	....	art director trainee
Michael Flood	....	property master
Brian Geoghegan	....	carpenter
Sarah Kingston	....	trainee prop buyer
Matthew Kirwan	....	carpenter
Gerard Lanigan	....	stand-by props
Kevin Mulligan	....	plasterer
Michael Murphy	....	carpenter
Ed Norton	....	construction manager
Gearóid O'Riain	....	stagehand (as Gearid O'Riain)
Liam O'Riain	....	chargehand
Philip O'Shaughnessy	....	painter
Thomas O'Shaughnessy	....	painter
John Porter	....	chargehand dressing props
Bobby Richardson	....	painter
Jim Whiskers	....	stand-by props truck
Philip Murphy	....	props: reshoots (uncredited)

Sound Department
Albert Bailey	....	production sound mixer
Pat Boxshall	....	sound editor
Brian Connolly	....	sound trainee
Jennie Evans	....	sound editor
Stephen Farrell	....	boom operator
Richard King	....	sound re-recording mixer
Danny Longhurst	....	supervising sound editor
Nick Watson	....	sound consultant: Dolby

Special Effects by
Maurice Foley	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Steen Lyders Hansen	....	Fire/Inferno artist
Giles Livesey	....	digital film colorist

Stunts
Anthony Condren	....	stunt performer
Brendan Condren	....	stunts
Patrick Condren	....	stunt coordinator (as Pat Condren)
Bill Little	....	stunts
Paul Valentine	....	stunts
Gerry Behan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Burke	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Byrne	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Francis Bush	....	rigger
Angela Conway	....	daily clapper loader
Willie Cooley	....	camera truck
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	camera operator
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Kileen	....	rigger (as Kevin Killeen)
Helen Madden	....	clapper loader
Brendan McNicholl	....	rigger (as Brendan Mcnicholl)
Andrew O'Reilly	....	camera trainee
Brian Sheridan	....	electrician
Bernard Walsh	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tony Burke	....	wardrobe
Sheila Fahey	....	wardrobe supervisor
John Fearon	....	wardrobe
Louise Keating	....	assistant costume designer
Una Nicholson	....	military costumer
Emer Ó'Laoghaire	....	wardrobe assistant
Edel Shortall	....	wardrobe trainee
Debbie Williington	....	wardrobe trainee

Editorial Department
Shane Chapman	....	picture editor
Steve Farman	....	negative cutter
Tom Kinnersly	....	assistant editor
Giles Livesey	....	colorist

Transportation Department
Noel Burke	....	driver: dining bus
Noel Burke	....	unit driver
Jeff Cullen	....	unit driver
Jimmy Cullen	....	unit driver
Richard Cullen	....	unit driver
Tony Cullen	....	unit driver
Karl Moore-Levy	....	action vehicle coordinator (as Karl Moore Lewy)
Patrick Parker	....	action vehicle assistant
Derek Patterson	....	genny driver

Other crew
Naoise Barry	....	assistant location manager
Rhidian Bridge	....	military advisor
Eileen Conroy	....	unit nurse
Colin Coull	....	military advisor
Eddie Cullen	....	facilities
Clare Cunningham	....	assistant accountant
Pete Daly	....	drama publicity
Rory Mac Dermott	....	production accountant (as Rory Macdermott)
Deirdre Doorley	....	production coordinator
Pierre Du Plessis	....	legal: Film Council
Lucy Dyke	....	researcher
Celine Friel	....	extras coordinator: Derry
Louise Gaffney	....	script supervisor
Mel Gallagher	....	extras payroll
Mary Gilroy	....	assistant coordinator
Ingrid Goodwin	....	extras coordinator
James Hickey	....	legal: Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Ruth Hunter	....	legal: Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Ian Johnson	....	drama publicity
Mike Large	....	factual publicist
Mal	....	military advisor
Simon Mann	....	military advisor
Paddy McCarney	....	location manager
Mary McCarthy	....	location manager
Zoe Mcintyre	....	drama publicity
John McKenna	....	chief armorer
Oonagh McMorrow	....	production coordinator
Ruth Murphy	....	production assistant
Pat Nangle	....	location assistant
Conor O'Carroll	....	location trainee (as Connor James O'Carroll)
Mark Pybus	....	legal: Granada Film
Bill Shephard	....	head of production
Marco Testarossa	....	pointer
Billie Webster	....	account assistant
Anthony Whelan	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
• Granada Television
• Hell's Kitchen Films
• Portman Entertainment Group

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (video)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Best Film Ltd. (Poland)
• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
• Future Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Granada Film Council
• Independent Television (ITV)
• Mikado
• Paramount Classics (USA)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (TV) (TV1)

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  military casting
• 3Sixty Media  titles
• Digital Film Lab London  digital post-production
• Digital Film Lab London  post-production facilities
• Frame, The  digital audio post-production
• Photologic  film stock
• Professional Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script
• Soho Images  prints
• Soho Images  rushes
• VFG  camera
• Worldwide Recording Studios  re-recorded at (as Worldwide Recording Studios, London)

Also Known As:

Sunday (Australia) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | France:U | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Iceland:14

Filming Locations:

Ballymun, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Bórd Scannán na hÉireann

Trivia:

Three days after this movie's UK television broadcast, Sunday (2002) (TV) aired on TV, which chronicled the same event from an alternate perspective.

Quotes:

Ivan Cooper: I just want to say this to the British Government... You know what you've just done, don't you? You've destroyed the civil rights movement, and you've given the IRA the biggest victory it will ever have. All over this city tonight, young men... boys will be joining the IRA, and you will reap a whirlwind.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Fact or Fiction? Who can tell...

'Bloody Sunday' is, if nothing else, a very powerful film and,

depending on which side you're on ideologically, can move you to

tears or incite you with rage. Is this film an accurate depiction of

the days events? I personally can't say for certain. Having read

enough contemporary Irish history, including Don Mullan's

"Eyewitness Bloody Sunday", I can say that both sides of the

conflict in Northern Ireland can conduct some very shady

operations and dealings when the moment suits them. A lot of

people have asked "Where was the IRA in this "no-go zone" that

they controlled?" Well according to the book they had been asked

by NICRA (Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association) to remain at

the Creggan Estate. Cooper and the rest of NICRA knew that the

march was banned and they didn't need the Provos to cause

anymore trouble. Also, at that point the Provos were at a nadir of

sorts in terms of numbers and support. There was a lot of hope

placed in the Civil Rights movement, and Bloody Sunday crushed

all chances of it really succeeding. The operation conducted by 1

Para was, I can only hope, a "grab & snatch" operation gone

terribly, terribly wrong.

I can only surmise that out of the some 10,000 people in the

march (not a few hundred as listed in other reviews) some were

either in the IRA if not most definitely IRA sympathisers. Do I

believe most of the marchers that were killed to be innocent

civilians? Yes. Should the "young hooligans" have thrown stones

at the RUC & British Armed Forces? Probably not. Did the IRA

shoot first or did 1 Para? I doubt that with all the confusion going

on, between CS gas & rubber bullets being fired anyone can tell

for certain. I don't think that the Widgery Report was anywhere

near right, or the current Saville Inquiry will get it 100% right either.

But these opinions are coming from a remove of 30 years and a

pretty large ocean.

As for the film itself. i liked it. James Nesbit gave a career defining

performance as far as I'm concerned, going from the height of one

emotion to the absolute depths of another. The Gerry Donaghy

character's accent was a little thick, to say the least. However he

played a good victim with Republican feelings. The jerky handheld

camera, which people either love or hate, worked well in this

movie. It gave a real sense of being "in the moment." Long story

short I'd give this film 3 1/2 stars out of 4.