Original title A War of Children (TV) Year 1972 Running Time 73 min. Country United States Director George Schaefer Screenwriter.A War of Children (1. Movie. A War of Children. No Reviews Yet. Release Date: January 1st, 1. Not Yet Rated. 1. Plot Summary. Strife- torn Northern Ireland takes its toll on a 1. Based on a story by James Costigan.
A War of Children (1. Vivien Merchant, Jenny Agutter, John Ronane, Danny Figgis, Anthony Andrews, Aideen O'Kelly, David G. Meredith directed by George Schaefer. Belfast, 1. 97. 2 a pace of division between the Protestant and Catholics as the streets are heavily watched over by the military, barbwire barricades block roads and taking a bus can often lead to being shot at. But despite this divide the Tomelty and Mc. Cullum families have remained friends, frequently heading to the local hill for a Sunday picnic together. But as the troubles increase it increases the strain on their friendship and even more so when Maureen Tomelty (Jenny Agutter) starts to date Reg Hogg (Anthony Andrews) a British Soldier. Have you ever stumbled across an old, forgotten movie which when you go looking for information find it is rated as high as some recognized classics and it makes you wonder why. It is how I came to watch . Now in fairness watching . And the whole idea that Maureen falls for a British soldier and in doing so causing even more strain is a good one. These two elements combined could have made for a great even powerful drama. But here is the thing, we have dodgy accents with few sounding right, we have ropey acting with characters struggling to remember their words or playing it seriously over the top and scenes which are meant to show Belfast yet clearly are shot in Dublin. It is a shame but unfortunately at times . Free comprehensive & customisable 10 day listing of all films showing on every major UK TV platform including Freeview, Sky, Virgin, Freesat and TVCatchup! See the full list of A War of Children cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
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