Summary
During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.
Cast
Shirley MacLaine
Ethel Ann
Christopher Plummer
Jack
Mischa Barton
Young Ethel Ann
Stephen Amell
Teddy Gordon
Neve Campbell
Marie
Pete Postlethwaite
Quinlan
Martin McCann
Jimmy
Allan Hawco
Peter Etty
Gregory Smith
Young Jack
David Alpay
Chuck
John Travers
Young Quinlan
Dylan Roberts
Wilbur
Brenda Fricker
Eleanor
Gene Dinovi
Weeping Veteran
Chris Benson
Local Sheriff
George Shane
Maginty
Kirsty Stuart
Young Eleanor
Marie Jones
Mrs. Dyole
Alec McClure
Co-Pilot
Susie Kelly
Second Woman in Rain
Steve Franks
Bugler
Karen Lewis
Mrs. Dean
Anthony Finigan
Mr. Cobb
John Kavanagh
Reverend Smith
Martin Reid
Father Ignatius
Sidney Dodsworth
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Derek Halligan
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Maureen Dow
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Rosina Brown
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Michael Magee
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Claire Lamont
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Mathew McElhinney
Young Cathal
James Millard
Lt. Wilkins
Gerry Quigley
Barman
Bill Lynn
Truck Driver
Ian McElhinney
Cathal Thomas
Ian Beattie
Seamus McCarty
Olivia Nash
First Woman in Rain
B.J. Hogg
Maguigan
Alan McKee
Dougal
Tom Maguire
Billy
Sean McGinley
Campbell
Darryl Flatman
Pilot
Paul Dunn
Co-Pilot
Kieran Gallant
Navigator
Layke Anderson
Army Corporal
Alex Palmer
Lt. Jones
Paul Charlton
Army Private
Allan Gildea
First Policeman
Stephen Don
Second Policeman
Tom Collins
Fireman Fergus
Harry Dickson
Taxi Driver
Kerry-Lee Finkle
Waitress
Stephen Harland
Resident
Crew
Director
Richard Attenborough
Screenplay
Peter Woodward
Script Consultant
Diana Hawkins
Reviews
Geronimo1967
August 30, 2023
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Richard Attenborough has assembled a good cast for this nostalgic wartime drama. In a troubles-torn Belfast, the young Wilbur (Dylan Roberts) finds a ring in a burnt out aircraft left over from WWII. His search for the owner leads him to Shirley MacLaine's "Ethel Ann", and our story slowly reveals, via a mix of current and retrospective scenarios, just what happened when and to whom. The beginning is a bit disjointed, the chopping and changing of timeframes and characters happens too soon after the film starts without us having quite enough information to follow the story easily, but once that settles down and the role of Christopher Plummer ("Jack") becomes clearer, this makes for an engaging story of loves lost and bravery. It also doesn't ignore the fact that bombs continued to fall in Belfast for some years after the end of the War too. It's a simple vehicle for the two stars, that isn't the most plausible of stories, but it has a gentle warmth that just about carries it off.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$23,000,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00
