I Can't... I Can't... (1969)
The tale of a young Irish Catholic bride who is devastated when her pregnant mother miscarries and dies on her wedding day. The young woman, one of seven children, blames her father’s lust for the death. When her own wedding night arrives she is terrified and refuses to consummate the marriage with her husband. Her parish priest forbids her to accept her doctor’s suggestion that she should use contraception and she is driven to desperate measures.
Director:
Piers Haggard
Writers:
Robert I. Holt, Lee Dunne.
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Tessa Wyatt as Mady - Bride |
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Dennis Waterman as Joe O'Reilly - Groom |
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Alexandra Bastedo as Gloria - Girl Friend |
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Eddie Byrne as Tom |
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Martin Dempsey as Father Keegan |
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Marie O'Donnell as Kate |
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Pat Laffan as Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan) |
| Writing | Robert I. Holt | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lee Dunne | Screenplay |
| Directing | Piers Haggard | Director |
