The Legion Hall Bombing 45 years old

The story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane British Legion Hall in Northern Ireland, 1976. The transmission of this film was postponed by the BBC several times, and when it did finally air, it was shown with cuts; the writer, Caryl Churchill, and director, Roland Joffé, had their names removed from the credits in protest.

Credits

The Legion Hall Bombing Cast

Name Character
David Kelly He was 49, 82 years old when he died as Judge
Niall Tóibín He was 48, 89 years old when he died as Defence Counsel
Jim Norton He was 40, now 86 years old as Detective Sergeant
George Shane as Second Accused's Father
Shay Gorman He was 55, 76 years old when he died as Second Witness
May Ollis He was 51, 58 years old when he died as First Witness

The Legion Hall Bombing Crew

Name Department
Roland Joffé as Director. He was 32 (now 78) years old Directing
Caryl Churchill as Writer. She was 39 (now 85) years old Writing
Margaret Matheson as Producer. She was 32 (96) years old when She died Production
The Legion Hall Bombing poster
The Legion Hall Bombing (45 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, August 22, 1978
  • Runtime: 75 minutes