The Folk Singer
A successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the Troubles, as the authorities demand he identifies himself as either a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist.
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Cast
18 people
Tom Bell
Danny Blake
Known for
Holocaust
Prime Suspect
Celia Bannerman
Miss Arrowroot
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The Tamarind Seed
Bernard Spear
Eddie Ruebens
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Yentl
J.G. Devlin
Waiter
Known for
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Allan McClelland
Hotel Manager
Known for
The Damned
Bill Nagy
Professor Malone
Known for
Goldfinger
A Countess from Hong Kong
Ann Murray
Lady Psychiatrist
Harry Towb
1st Workman
Known for
The Day Today
Moll Flanders
Frederick Hogarth
2nd Workman
No other roles listed
Michael Elwyn
Officer
Known for
House of the Dragon
Robin Hood
Tim Hardy
Jesus Freak
Also in
The Duellists
Canterbury Tales
Declan Mulholland
Protestant Man
Known for
The Land That Time Forgot
H.M.S. Defiant
Piers Haggard Director · Dominic Behan Writer
First release November 7, 1972 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Thames Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 7, 1972
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No release date listed for United States.
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