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Cal

  • 19841984
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
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6.6/10
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Cal (1984)
DramaThrillerRomance
Cal (John Lynch), a young man on the fringes of the I. R. A., falls in love with Marcella (Dame Helen Mirren), a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year ear... Read allCal (John Lynch), a young man on the fringes of the I. R. A., falls in love with Marcella (Dame Helen Mirren), a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the I. R. A.Cal (John Lynch), a young man on the fringes of the I. R. A., falls in love with Marcella (Dame Helen Mirren), a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the I. R. A.
IMDb RATING
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1.5K
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  • Director
    • Pat O'Connor
  • Writer
    • Bernard MacLaverty(novel)
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • John Lynch
    • Donal McCann
  • Director
    • Pat O'Connor
  • Writer
    • Bernard MacLaverty(novel)
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • John Lynch
    • Donal McCann
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    • 12User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Helen Mirren and John Lynch in Cal (1984)
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    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Marcella
    John Lynch
    John Lynch
    • Cal
    Donal McCann
    Donal McCann
    • Shamie
    John Kavanagh
    John Kavanagh
    • Skeffington
    Ray McAnally
    Ray McAnally
    • Cyril Dunlop
    Stevan Rimkus
    • Crilly
    Catherine Gibson
    • Mrs. Morton
    Louis Rolston
    • Dermot Ryan
    Tom Hickey
    Tom Hickey
    • Preacher
    Gerard Mannix Flynn
    • Arty
    Seamus Forde
    • Mr. Morton
    Edward Byrne
    • Skeffington Sr
    J.J. Murphy
    J.J. Murphy
    • Man in Library
    Audrey Johnson
    • Lucy
    Brian Munn
    • Robert Morton
    Daragh O'Malley
    Daragh O'Malley
    • Scarfaced Policeman
    George Shane
    • Second Policeman
    Julia Dearden
    • Shop Assistant
    • Director
      • Pat O'Connor
    • Writer
      • Bernard MacLaverty(novel) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Debut full-length feature film of Director Pat O'Connor, who had previously directed a short feature, though that being the one hour and five minute, The Ballroom of Romance (1982).
    • Goofs
      When Cal and his father sit on the bed his father has a cup of tea with a spoon. He takes the teabag out with the spoon and puts the spoon on the table. In the next shot the spoon is in the cup.
    • Quotes

      Skeffington: Not to act is to act. By doing nothing, you're keeping the Brits here.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Many Faces of...: Dame Helen Mirren (2013)

    User reviews12

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    the atmosphere, the predictable end, Cal as a kind of new Raskolnikov, the love story , the cinematography, all, each are pieces of a beautiful film about pain, past and regrets. and this is the explanation why "Cal" remains, against the errors, a gem . because it reflects, in delicate-precise manner, a state. ambiguous, profound, Irish at whole, shadow of deep solitude and the illusion to escape from yourself. and, sure, the chance to have two great actors in the lead roles is one of the good things. but its force is result of the belief in the second chance. and in the forgiveness who could change everything. in essence, it is the film of John Lynch who gives a splendid Cal. but, in same measure, it is one of films for remember. not only the traces of the past. but the price of its errors.
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    • Apr 30, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 1984 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Ireland
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Özgürlük Uğruna
    • Filming locations
      • Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Enigma Productions
      • Goldcrest Films International
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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