Rent The Hanging Gale (1995)
4.0 of 5 from 48 ratings
3h 21min
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- Synopsis:
- Set in Donegal during the Great Famine of 1846, 'The Hanging Gale' follows the fortunes of the Phelan family. Lord Hawksborough appoints an English Land Agent who makes a poor impression with the locals who try to lynch him. Sean (Joe McGann) and Conor (Mark McGann) Phelan save him from certain death but this doesn't stop the Agent's animosity towards the Phelan family. The brothers are torn between non-violent protest and bloody revolt. When the crops become riddled with blight and the family faces sure starvation they take the law into their own hands.
- Actors:
- Joe McGann, Mark McGann, Paul McGann, Stephen McGann, Michael Kitchen, Fiona Victory, Tina Kellegher, Sean McGinley, Gerard McSorley, Joe Pilkington, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Ciara Marley, Dylan O'Connell, Birdy Sweeney, Maire Ni Ghrainne, Mal Whyte, Dave Duffy, Peter Caffrey, Joe Savino, B.J. Hogg
- Directors:
- Diarmuid Lawrence
- Producers:
- Jonathan Cavendish
- Writers:
- Allan Cubitt
- Studio:
- Acorn Media
- Genres:
- TV Classics, TV Dramas
- Countries:
- Ireland
