Titanic Town is a 1998 film directed by Roger Michell and starring Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds, Nuala O'Neill, and Ciarán McMenamin. It is set in Belfast during the Troubles.

Titanic Town
Directed byRoger Michell
Written byMary Costello
Anne Devlin
Produced byGeorge Faber
Charles Pattinson
Starring
CinematographyJohn Daly
Edited byKate Evans
Music byTrevor Jones
Production
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Distributed byShooting Gallery
Release date
  • 26 February 1999 (1999-02-26)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box officeUS$65,793
(worldwide)

It was filmed in Shortmead Drive and Green Close in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.

Premise

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Aidan and Bernie McPhelimy are a mother and father caught in the Northern Ireland Troubles in Belfast (known for building the RMS Titanic). Bernie's close friend is killed in the crossfire and so she becomes involved in the peace process.

Cast

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The McPhelimy family

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  • Ciarán Hinds as Aidan McPhelimy
  • Julie Walters as Bernie McPhelimy
  • Nuala O'Neill as Annie McPhelimy
  • James Loughran as Thomas McPhelimy
  • Barry Loughran as Brendan McPhelimy
  • Elizabeth Donaghy as Sinead McPhelimy
  • Mal Rogers as Uncle Jimmy

The Englishmen at Stormont

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Others

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  • Ciarán McMenamin as Dino/Owen
  • Janice Pollock as Patsy French
  • Caolan Byrne as Niall French
  • Aingeal Grehan as Deirdre
  • Des McAleer as Finnbar
  • B.J. Hogg as Chair
  • Doreen Hepburn as Nora
  • Mairead Redmond as Mairead
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