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Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

Every government has one.

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DramaThriller

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In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$1232210

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

21 November 1990

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Ingrid Jessner

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Peter Kerrigan

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Paul Sullivan

Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling

Moa

Bernard Archard

Bernard Archard

Sir Robert Neil

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Teresa Doyle

Maurice Roëves

Maurice Roëves

Harris

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Brodie

John Benfield

John Benfield

Maxwell

Bernard Bloch

Bernard Bloch

Henri

Des McAleer

Des McAleer

Sgt Kennedy

Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Jack Cunnigham

Brian McCann

Brian McCann

Molloy

Patrick Kavanagh

Patrick Kavanagh

Alec Nevin

John Keegan

John Keegan

Det Sgt Hughes

Oliver Maguire

Oliver Maguire

Supt. Fraser

Robert Patterson

Robert Patterson

Ian Logan

Paul Moriarty

Paul Moriarty

Journalist

Victoria D'Angelo

Victoria D'Angelo

Journalist

Ivan Little

Ivan Little

TV Reporter

Llew Gardner

Llew Gardner

TV Announcer

Kate Smith

Kate Smith

Reporter

Jim McAllister

Jim McAllister

Liam Philbin

George Staines

George Staines

McKee

Maureen Bell

Maureen Bell

Mrs Molloy

Kim Dyson

Kim Dyson

Carol

Mandy McIlwaine

Mandy McIlwaine

RUC Policewoman

Gerry Fearon

Gerry Fearon

Taxi Driver

John McDonnell

John McDonnell

John Ware, Labour MP

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