Jacqueline

Jacqueline (1956)

04/06/1956 (GB)
Drama
1h 29m

Overview

Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.

  • Roy Ward BakerDirector
  • Patrick KirwanWriter
  • Liam O'FlahertyWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • family's daily life
  • ireland
  • drinking
  • unemployment

Top Billed Cast

John Gregson

John Gregson

Mike McNeil

Kathleen Ryan

Kathleen Ryan

Elizabeth McNeil

Jacqueline Ryan

Jacqueline Ryan

Jacqueline McNeil

Liam Redmond

Liam Redmond

Peter Lord

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

John Flannagan

Marie Kean

Marie Kean

Mrs. Flannagan

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Mr. Owen, the Parson

Maureen Delaney

Maureen Delaney

Mrs. McBride

Josephine Fitzgerald

Mrs. McMullen

Richard O'Sullivan

Richard O'Sullivan

Michael McNeil, Jacqueline's Brother

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