The Innocent is a 1985 John Mackenzie drama film, starring Andrew Hawley, Liam Neeson and Miranda Richardson, and is set in the Yorkshire Dales just after World War I.[3] The film is about the struggles of a young Yorkshire boy trying to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way.[4] The film was produced by Tempest Films Ltd.[5]
The Innocent | |
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Directed by | John Mackenzie |
Written by | Ray Jenkins |
Based on | novel The Aura and the Kingfisher by Tom Hart[1] |
Produced by | Jacky Stoller |
Starring | Andrew Hawley Liam Neeson Miranda Richardson Kika Markham Tom Bell Kate Foster |
Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
Edited by | Tony Woollard |
Music by | Francis Monkman |
Distributed by | Curzon Film Distributors |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £1 million[2] |
Films directed by John Mackenzie | |
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