CinemaOSMovie · 1980 · 1h 10m

Murphy's Stroke

The Sting in an Irish Tale

58%(4)IMDbDramaTV Movie

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.

Directed byFrank Cvitanovich

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 10m
Language
EN
Released
May 21, 1980
Studios
Thames Television

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín

Tony Murphy

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Edward O'Grady

T.R. Bowen

T.R. Bowen

Collins

Tony Doyle

Tony Doyle

Darrer

Derry Power

Tim Finn

Paul Antrim

Dooley

John Bardon

John Bardon

O'Connor

Maurice Connor

Robert Henry

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Parker

Gordon Kane

Ian McGallen

Creative team
Directed by
Frank Cvitanovich
Written by
Brian Phelan
Brian Phelan
Produced by
Frank Cvitanovich

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