When the Sky Falls (2000)
Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish underworld and attempted to expose the illegitimate activities she found. Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite trying to step outside of the normal bounds. Kevin McNally plays her husband, who hates her activities and the danger in which she places herself. Nonetheless, he grudgingly admires her persistence and encourages her investigation.
Director: John Mackenzie
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Joan Allen as Sinead Hamilton |
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Patrick Bergin as Mackey |
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Pete Postlethwaite as Martin Shaughnessy |
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Liam Cunningham as John Cosgrave |
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Kevin McNally as Tom Hamilton |
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Karl Argue as Smokey |
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Jimmy Smallhorne as Mickey O'Fagan |
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Gerard Mannix Flynn as Dave Hackett |
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Danny O'Carroll as Shaughnessy's Son |
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Sue Moore as Nightclub Raver |
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Frank Grimes as |
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Paul Bennett as |
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Paul Hickey as |
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Liam Carney as |
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Rúaidhrí Conroy as |
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Des McAleer as |
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Vincent Walsh as |
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Jason Barry as |
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Owen Roe as |
| Directing | John Mackenzie | Director |
| Production | Bruce Davey | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Greg Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ralph Kamp | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | David McLoughlin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kevin Menton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Newman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marie Louise Queally | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rod Stoneman | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Nigel Warren-Green | Producer |
| Production | Michael Wearing | Producer |
| Writing | Ronan Gallagher | Writer |
| Writing | Colum McCann | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Sheridan | Writer |
| Sound | Pol Brennan | Music |
| Camera | Seamus Deasy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Graham Walker | Editor |
| Art | Mark Geraghty | Production Design |
| Production | John Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Art | Conor Devlin | Art Direction |
| Art | Johnny Byrne | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorna Marie Mugan | Costume Design |
| Production | John McDonnell | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey Doyle | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morna Ferguson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Johnson | Makeup Artist |