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The Cry

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Ulster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the night. He catches sight of a youth being beaten up and dragged away. When he investigates, witnesses seem to melt away, and life-long friends reveal a sinister indifference. Or is it fear?

DirectorChristopher Menaul
WritersDerek Mahon·Christopher Menaul
ProducerChris Parr

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Cast · Directed by Christopher Menaul

ADAdrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
Peter Douglas
MD
Michael Duffy
Mr. Douglas
DKDoreen Keogh
Doreen Keogh
Mrs. Douglas
BMBreffni McKenna
Breffni McKenna
Michael Ferguson
CMCarol Moore
Carol Moore
Siobhan
RFRio Fanning
Rio Fanning
Dermot Concannon
JK
John Keegan
George Harbinson
MG
Michael Gormley
Carney
PQ
Peter Quigley
Joe Doom
OMOliver Maguire
Oliver Maguire
Priest
DHDenys Hawthorne
Denys Hawthorne
RUC District Inspector
SMStella McCusker
Stella McCusker
Mrs. Ferguson

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The Cry hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around September 18, 1984. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.