Movie
'71
Overview
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
Details
- Release date
- 2014-10-10
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Action, Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BFI, Screen Yorkshire, Creative Scotland, Warp Films, Crab Apple Films, Film4 Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jack O'Connell as Gary Hook
- Sean Harris as Captain Sandy Browning
- Paul Anderson as Sergeant Leslie Lewis
- Sam Reid as Lt. Armitage
- Sam Hazeldine as C.O.
- Barry Keoghan as Sean Bannon
- Charlie Murphy as Brigid
- Richard Dormer as Eamon
- Killian Scott as Quinn
- Babou Ceesay as Corporal
- David Wilmot as Boyle
- Martin McCann as Paul Haggerty
Crew
- Yann Demange - Director
- Gregory Burke - Writer
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