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The Hanging Gale (1995)
Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence
Overview
In this historical miniseries created for BBC Northern Ireland, four brothers struggle to survive during the Irish potato famine of the 1840s while facing persecution from an agent (Michael Kitchen) of their indifferent English landlord. Looking on in horror as their primary food source dwindles, the Phelan brothers (portrayed by real-life siblings Joe, Mark, Paul and Stephen McGann) are torn between nonviolent protest and bloody revolt.
Actors
Joe McGann | Mark McGann | Paul McGann | Stephen McGann | Michael Kitchen | Gerard McSorley | Sean McGinley | Tina Kellegher | Ciarán Fitzgerald | Joe Pilkington | Dave Duffy | Joe Savino | B.J. Hogg | Frank O'Sullivan | Ian Beattie | Stephen Kennedy | Liam Carney