Fools of Fortune

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Fools of Fortune

"Ireland, 1920's. A family drawn together by passion...torn apart by violence."

1990

1h 49m

5.3(3 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.

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40 members

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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Marianne

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Iain Glen

Willie Quinton

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Julie Christie

Mrs Quinton

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Tom Hickey

Father Kilgarrif

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Michael Kitchen

Mr Quinton

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Niamh Cusack

Josephine

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Frankie McCafferty

Tim Paddy

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Amy-Joyce Hastings

Geraldine Quinton

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John Kavanagh

Johnny Lacy

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Hazel Flanagan

Deirdre Quinton

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Mick Lally

Mr Derenzy

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Ronnie Masterson

Mrs Flynn

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Sean McGinley

Doyle

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Neil Dudgeon

Sergeant Rudkin

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Niall Tóibín

Lanigan

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Jimmy Keogh

O'Neill

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Sighle Toibin

Sweeney

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Johnny Murphy

Mr Sweeney

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Pat Leavy

Mrs Sweeney

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Ian McElhinney

Stranger

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Rosaleen Linehan

Aunt Fitzeustace

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Anita Reeves

Aunt Pansy

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Seamus Forde

O'Dwyer

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Eileen Colgan

Mrs Woodcombe

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Joanne Foley

Teresa Shea

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Julia Deardon

Shop Assistant

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Sheila Flitton

Beggarwoman

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Enda Oates

Soldier

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Catherine McFadden

Imelda

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P.G. Brady

Thin Man

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Catherine Byrne

Sister Rowan

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Sean T. McClory

Young Willie Quinton

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Carly Smithson

Young Marianne

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Anne Marie Hannigan

Young Geraldine

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Susan Flanagan

Young Deirdre

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Rúaidhrí Conroy

Little Edy

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Brendan O'Donoghue

Boy on Island, aged 6

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Diarmuid O'Conghaile

Boy on Island, age 10

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Sheila O'Sullivan

Nun

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Trudi O'Shea

Girl

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