Synopsis
Michael Marler, a successful businessman in London, is about to make his way to the top. After 37 years, the death of his father brings him back to his hometown of Liverpool, where he’s confronted with his lost Irish roots. He finds out that his father died in a fight with some Anglo-Saxon teddy boys. It becomes a matter of honour for him to take his revenge without involving the police.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack GoldDirector
- John McGrathScreenplay
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nicol WilliamsonMichael Marler
- Rachel RobertsJoyce Eglington
- Paul RogersJohn Hazlitt
- Zena WalkerHilda Greening
- Ann BellRosemary Marler
- Joby BlanshardBottomley
- J.G. DevlinCocky Burke
- Barbara EwingJoan
- Christine HargreavesKath
- Edward HardwickeMitchell
- Kenneth HendelDavidson
- Joan HenleyMrs Reynolds
Stills
Themes
london, englandbased on novel or bookslumbusinessmanwrestlingliverpool, englanddeath of fatherrevengevigilantebingoworking classextramarital affair