Evelyn

Sep 30, 2002

1h 32m

★ 6.4

The Story of a Father’s Love That Changed a Nation.

Overview

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

CineEvelyn

Irish Dreamtime

Evelyn Trailers

Cast

Desmond Doyle

Pierce Brosnan

Nick Barron

Aidan Quinn

Bernadette Beattie

Julianna Margulies

Michael Beattie

Stephen Rea

Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

John Lynch

Evelyn Doyle

Sophie Vavasseur

Thomas Connolly

Alan Bates

Dermot Doyle

Niall Beagan

Maurice Doyle

Hugh McDonagh

Charlotte Doyle

Mairead Devlin

Henry Doyle

Frank Kelly

Mrs. Daisley

Clare Mullen

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