| Act of Betrayal | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Miniseries |
| Written by | Nicholas Evans Michael Chaplin |
| Directed by | Lawrence Gordon Clark |
| Starring | Lisa Harrow Elliott Gould Patrick Bergin Deborra-Lee Furness Max Cullen |
| Composer | Bruce Smeaton |
| Country of origin | Australia Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 x 2 hours |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Graham Benson Michael Deakin John Kelleher Sandra Levy Joe Mulholland |
| Producers | Nick Evans Ray Alchin |
| Cinematography | Peter Hendry Breffni Byrne |
| Editor | Lynn Solly |
| Running time | 240 mins |
| Production companies | ABC Benbow Evans Productions Griffin Productions Radio Telefís Éireann TVS Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 18 September (1988-09-18) – 19 September 1988 (1988-09-19) |
Act of Betrayal is a 1988 mini-series that was a co-production between Ireland, Australia and the US. Directed byLawrence Gordon Clark, it starsLisa Harrow,Elliott Gould,Patrick Bergin,Deborra-Lee Furness, andMax Cullen.
It had a budget of $6 million and was later cut down to a 117-minute TV movie.[1]
Michael McGurk, anIRA man, turns informer and the British police send him to Australia with his family. The IRA send an American hit man, Callaghan, to assassinate him. A woman, Kathy, has an affair with both McGurk and Callaghan.
Max Cullen's performance as an Australian IRA sympathiser won him anAFI Award.[2]
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