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Evelyn( 2002)

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The Story of a Father’s Love That Changed a Nation.

Overview

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Pierce Brosnan

      Desmond Doyle

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      Aidan Quinn

      Nick Barron

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      Julianna Margulies

      Bernadette Beattie

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      Stephen Rea

      Michael Beattie

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      John Lynch

      Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

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      Sophie Vavasseur

      Evelyn Doyle

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      Alan Bates

      Thomas Connolly

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      Niall Beagan

      Dermot Doyle

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      Hugh McDonagh

      Maurice Doyle

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      Mairead Devlin

      Charlotte Doyle

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      Frank Kelly

      Henry Doyle

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      Clare Mullen

      Mrs. Daisley

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      Alvaro Lucchesi

      Inspector Logan

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      Garrett Keogh

      District Judge

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      Daithi O'Suilleabhain

      Brother Eustace

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      Andrea Irvine

      Sister Brigid

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      Marian Quinn

      Sister Theresa

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      Karen Ardiff

      Sister Felicity

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      Bosco Hogan

      Father O'Malley

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      Des Braiden

      Fergal

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      Sorcha Herlihy

      Mary

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      Lauren Carpenter

      Annette Farrell

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      Lauren O'Connell

      Lauren

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      Hugh Grogan

      Pub Musician

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      Peter Fowl

      Pub Musician

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      Gail Fitzpatrick

      Miss Gilhooly

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      Pat McGrath

      Gamekeeper

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      Mark Lambert

      Minister of Education

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      Conor Evans

      Justice Ferris

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      Eamon Rohan

      Justice Hall

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      Alan Barry

      Justice McLaughlin

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      Brian McGrath

      Hugh Canning

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      Mick Nolan

      Honest Joe O'Leary

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      Luke Hayden

      Irish Times Reporter

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      Don Foley

      Justice Lynch

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      Bill Golding

      Justice Daley

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      Sally

      Slippery Sam

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      Stuart Clark

      Children's Court Usher (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Peter McGinn

    7
    Written by Peter McGinn on Mon Aug 24 2020
    I recently watched this after first seeing it maybe ten years ago. It wasn’t quite as good as I remembered. I mean, I like it okay, but without Pierce Brosnan in it, I am not sure I would have stayed through it. It is a harmless enough story, based on fact, about an Irishman who likes his drink (bordering on a stereotype maybe, says this Irish reviewer who rarely drinks) and whose wife gets fed up with her life when he loses his job. She takes off and, unlike what usually happens here in the good old USA, she leaves the kids behind, the children’s grandmother is so unimpressed with him she ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • christmas