The Outsider (1979)

Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to join the cause of his grandfather, Seamus (Sterling Hayden). Soon he finds that he is not as welcomed in his home country as he imagined he would be. Even worse, he's the target of an IRA assassination plot designed to make the British forces look bad in order to elicit financial support from wealthy Americans.

Cast (42)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Craig Wasson

Michael Flaherty

Sterling Hayden

Seamus Flaherty

P

Patricia Quinn

Siobhan

N

Niall O'Brien

Emmett Donovan

T. P. McKenna

John Russell

Niall Tóibín

The Farmer

Frank Grimes

Tony Coyle

E

Elizabeth Begley

Mrs Cochran

Bosco Hogan

Finbar Donovan

Ray McAnally

MacWhirter

J.G. Devlin

Sean Tweeny

J

Joe Dowling

Pat

A

Aiden Grennell

Hanlan

J

Joe McPartland

Joe McDermott

D

Des Cave

Kevin McCann

Joe Lynch

Sean Thompson

David Collings

Maj. Nigel Percival

Allan Cuthbertson

Stanley

Geoffrey Palmer

Col. Wyndham

P

Paul Antrim

Father Jameson

C

Conal Kearney

Ted

Johnny Murphy

Mr Flynn

Des Nealon

Col. O'Darrell

E

Edward Byrne

IRA Council Member 1

B

Bill Foley

IRA Council Member 2

M

Martin Dempsey

Van Driver

P

Pat Leavy

Mary Russell

D

Derek Young

UDR Sergeant

C

Charles Mitchell

Newscaster 1

J

Jimmy Greeley

Newscaster 2

T

Tony Phipps

Ivor

M

Martin Short

Boy Leader

A

Annie D'Alton

Granny

Derek Lord

Farmer's 1st Man

G

Gerry Alexander

Tough British Sergeant

E

Emmet Bergin

Special Branch Officer

Patricia Alice Albrecht

Ginny

A

Avril Gentles

Mrs Flaherty

John Seitz

Mr Flaherty

J

John Paul Leeming

Michael - aged 11

Gabriel Byrne

Man in Street

P

Paul Markey

Street Kid

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