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The Dawning

Play trailer Poster for The Dawning PG,  1988,  1h 37m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins) is a member of the newly formed Irish Republican Army and on the run from the authorities in the early 1920s. Nancy (Rebecca Pidgeon) is an 18-year-old girl who's lost her parents but believes her father is still alive. She meets Angus after discovering someone has slept in her beach hut, and the two form a close, if guarded, friendship. Nancy assists Angus in getting messages to his cohorts, unaware that doing so will have deadly consequences.

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Hilary Mantel The Spectator Apr 11, 2019
Decorous direction and a stately pace render it indistinguishable from all those other films where sweet gels in pretty frocks take tea in the garden. Go to Full Review
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Robert Knights

Director

Anthony Hopkins

Cassius

Rebecca Pidgeon

Nancy Gulliver

Jean Simmons

Aunt Mary

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Synopsis Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins) is a member of the newly formed Irish Republican Army and on the run from the authorities in the early 1920s. Nancy (Rebecca Pidgeon) is an 18-year-old girl who's lost her parents but believes her father is still alive. She meets Angus after discovering someone has slept in her beach hut, and the two form a close, if guarded, friendship. Nancy assists Angus in getting messages to his cohorts, unaware that doing so will have deadly consequences.
Director
Robert Knights
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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