The End of the World Man

Aug 19, 1986

1h 26m

★ 3.0

Overview

When some Belfast children find out that city planners intend to "develop" a wooded area called the Glen that the girls use as a retreat from the pressures of city life, they decide to fight back - but in their own way.

Genres

Family

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Cast

Barbara

Geraldine Hughes

Sir George

Michael Knowles

Architect

Ian McElhinney

Policeman

James Nesbitt

Second Security Man

Alan Craig

Johnson

John Hewitt

Paula

Leanne O'Malley

Clare

Claire Weir

Noel

Ian Morrison

Joe

Rowan Moore

Colm

Anthony McClelland

Mrs. D'Arcy

Maureen Dow

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