GB
1988
1hr 37mins
Dir: Robert Knights
Starring: Anthony Hopkins and Rebecca Pidgeon
An IRA guman on the run meets an idealistic young woman and attempts to win her support
This British drama set in 1920s Ireland is based on Jennifer Johnston’s award winning 1979 novel The Old Jest. It features period scenes courtesy of the RPSI, using preserved former GS&WR Class 101 0-6-0 No.184 and stock. This was filmed at Moate station in County Westmeath, which was located on the Dublin-Galway line that closed in 1987 just prior to the film’s release.