The Dawning

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Movie Info

Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins) is a member of the newly formed Irish Republican Army and on the run from the authorities in the early 1920s. Nancy (Rebecca Pidgeon) is an 18-year-old girl who's lost her parents but believes her father is still alive. She meets Angus after discovering someone has slept in her beach hut, and the two form a close, if guarded, friendship. Nancy assists Angus in getting messages to his cohorts, unaware that doing so will have deadly consequences.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Robert Knights
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 10, 2017
Runtime:

1h 37m
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast

Anthony Hopkins
as Maj. Angus "Cassuis" Barry

Rebecca Pidgeon
as Nancy Gulliver

Jean Simmons
as Aunt Mary

Trevor Howard
as Grandfather

Tara Mac Gowran
as Maeve

Hugh Grant
as Harry

Ronnie Masterson
as Bridie

Mark O'Regan
as Joe Mulhare

John Rogan
as Mr. Carroll

Joan O'Hara
as Maurya

Charmian May
as Celia Brabazon

Ann Way
as George Brabazon

Adrian Dunbar
as Captain Rankin

Geoffrey Greenhill
as Corporal Tweedie

Tara MacGowran

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Critic Reviews for The Dawning

All Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

Decorous direction and a stately pace render it indistinguishable from all those other films where sweet gels in pretty frocks take tea in the garden.

April 11, 2019 | Full Review…

Hilary Mantel
The Spectator

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Audience Reviews for The Dawning

Sep 25, 2010

Adequate drama of a girl's emerging sense of the greater world beyond her own. Full of acting greats, unfortunately none of their roles are fully fleshed out, a real shame is that Jean Simmons and Anthony Hopkins share no scenes. A bit too leisurely paced to be really involving.

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