Fools of Fortune (1990)
Ireland, 1920's. A family drawn together by passion...torn apart by violence.
A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.
- Date of release
- 1990-06-20
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Pat O'Connor
Casting
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio — Marianne
- Iain Glen — Willie Quinton
- Julie Christie — Mrs Quinton
- Tom Hickey — Father Kilgarrif
- Michael Kitchen — Mr Quinton
- Niamh Cusack — Josephine
- Frankie McCafferty — Tim Paddy
- Amy-Joyce Hastings — Geraldine Quinton
- John Kavanagh — Johnny Lacy
- Hazel Flanagan — Deirdre Quinton
- Mick Lally — Mr Derenzy
- Ronnie Masterson — Mrs Flynn
Interesting facts
Fools of Fortune is a 1990 Irish romantic drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and written by Michael Hirst based on the 1983 novel by Irish writer William Trevor. It depicts a Protestant family caught up in the conflict between the British Army and the IRA during the Irish War of Independence.
Production
It was filmed on location in Dublin, County Westmeath, Galway and at Ardmore Studios.
O'Connor recruited twice Oscar-nominated designer Judy Moorcroft to provide costumes for the film.
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