The Hands of Cormac Joyce
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| The Hands of Cormac Joyce | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fielder Cook |
| Written by | Thomas Rickman |
| Based on | novel by Leonard Wibberley |
| Produced by | Fred L Engel |
| Starring | Stephen Boyd Colleen Dewhurst Cyril Cusack Dominic Guard Enid Lorimer |
| Cinematography | John R. McLean |
| Edited by | Mervin Lloyd |
Production companies | Crawford Productions Hallmark Hall of Fame |
Release date | 1972 |
Running time | 72 mins |
| Countries | Australia US |
| Language | English |
The Hands of Cormac Joyce is a 1972 made-for-television movie (Hallmark Hall of Fame) directed by Fielder Cook.
Plot
A proud fisherman off the Irish Coast fights to save his land from an approaching storm as other villagers evacuate to the mainland.[1]
Cast
- Stephen Boyd as Cormac Joyce
- Colleen Dewhurst as Molly Joyce
- Dominic Guard as Jackie Joyce
- Deryck Barnes as Pat Coneeley
- Cyril Cusack as Mr. Reece
- Enid Lorimer as Mrs. Reece
- Lynette Floyd as Elis Coneeley
- Marshall Crosby as Tigue Coneeley
Production
The film was a U.S.-Australian co-production. It was shot in Australia with Phillip Island substituting for Aran Island.[2] Many of the crew had worked on the TV show Homicide, but some of them had to be replaced during the shoot as it was realised they did not have the experience to make a 35mm film shot on location.[3]
References
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p76
- ^ "Cormac Joyce Casts a Shadow", The Age - 28 Jun 1973 accessed 7 July 2013
- ^ Sue Milliken, Selective Memory: A Life in Film, Hybrid 2013 p 47-48
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