The Outcasts (1983)
In pre-famine Ireland, when poverty and magic were rife, introverted farm girl Maura discovers a magical world of the imagination through the mysterious wanderer Scarf Michael. When her isolated rural community accuses her of witchcraft, she turns to her own supernatural powers for protection.
- Date of release
- 1983-10-10
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Fantasy, Horror
- Director
- Robert Wynne-Simmons
Casting
- Mary Ryan — Maura O'Donnell
- Mick Lally — Scarf Michael
- Don Foley — Hugh O'Donnell
- Cyril Cusack — Myles Keenan
- Tom Jordan — Conor Farrell
- Paul Bennett — Father Connelly
- Bairbre Ní Chaoimh — Janey O'Donnell
- Brendan Ellis — Pat the Blacksmith
- Gillian Hackett — Tríona
- Donal O'Kelly — Owen
- Hilary Reynolds — Roisín
- Brenda Scallon — Breda O'Donnell
Interesting facts
The Outcasts, written and directed by Robert Wynne-Simmons and starring Mary Ryan and Mick Lally, is an Irish film completed in 1982 and broadcast in 1984 as part of UK's Channel 4 Film on Four series. It was the first Irish feature film in 50 years, and as such started the revival of the Irish film industry.
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