The Reckoning

Jan 31, 1970

1h 51m

★ 7.3

The Most Successful Man In Town

Overview

Michael Marler, a successful businessman in London, is about to make his way to the top. After 37 years, the death of his father brings him back to his hometown of Liverpool, where he’s confronted with his lost Irish roots. He finds out that his father died in a fight with some Anglo-Saxon teddy boys. It becomes a matter of honour for him to take his revenge without involving the police.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Michael Marler

Nicol Williamson

Joyce Eglington

Rachel Roberts

John Hazlitt

Paul Rogers

Hilda Greening

Zena Walker

Rosemary Marler

Ann Bell

Bottomley

Joby Blanshard

Cocky Burke

J.G. Devlin

Joan

Barbara Ewing

Kath

Christine Hargreaves

Mitchell

Edward Hardwicke

Davidson

Kenneth Hendel

Mrs Reynolds

Joan Henley

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