Jacqueline (1956)
Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.
Director: Roy Ward Baker
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John Gregson as Mike McNeil |
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Kathleen Ryan as Elizabeth McNeil |
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Jacqueline Ryan as Jacqueline McNeil |
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Liam Redmond as Peter Lord |
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Cyril Cusack as John Flannagan |
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Marie Kean as Mrs. Flannagan |
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Noel Purcell as Mr. Owen, the Parson |
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Maureen Delaney as Mrs. McBride |
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Josephine Fitzgerald as Mrs. McMullen |
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Richard O'Sullivan as Michael McNeil, Jacqueline's Brother |
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Rita Begley as Sara Flannagan |
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Tony Wright as Jack McBride |
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Maureen Swanson as Maggie Flannagan |
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Jack MacGowran as Campbell |
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Harold Goldblatt as Schoolmaster |
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Barry Keegan as Bob Quinton |
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Christopher Steele as Mr. Pike, the Organist |
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J.G. Devlin as Baxter |
| Directing | Roy Ward Baker | Director |
| Writing | Liam O'Flaherty | Writer |
| Writing | Patrick Kirwan | Writer |
| Writing | Catherine Cookson | Novel |
| Crew | Catherine Cookson | Additional Dialogue |
| Crew | Patrick Campbell | Additional Dialogue |