Ascendancy
Directed by Edward Bennett and , Written by Edward Bennett and Nigel Gearing, Produced by Penny Clark and Ian Elsey
Set in Belfast in 1920. The story of a young Protestant woman who,distressed by the death of her brother in World War One, becomes involved in the rebellion against British rule.
The film, in exploring a previous period of violence in Ireland touches on the cultural wellsprings from which the later troubles emerged.
Further Infomation
Genre
Feature - Theatrical
Company
British Film Institute Production Board
Release Year
1983Period Set
1925WRITER(s)/ DIRECTOR(s)/ PRODUCER(s)
Writer
Edward Bennett and Nigel Gearing
Director
Edward Bennett
Producer
Penny Clark & Ian Elsey
ACTORS
Julie Covington - Connie Wintour
Ian Charleson - Lt. Ryder
John Phillips - Wintour
Susan Engel - Nurse
Philip Locke - Dr. Strickland
Kieran Montague - Dr. Kelson
Rynagh O’Grady - Rose
Philomena McDonagh - Mary
Michael McKnight - Vesey
Jeremy Sinden - Darcy
Walter McMonagle - Dawson
Shay Gorman - Keir
Liam O’Callaghan - Sir Edward Carson
Joe McPartland - Butler
Tony Rohr - Chauffeur