In pre-famine Ireland when poverty and magic were rife, introverted farm girl Maura discovers a magical world of the imagination through the mysterious wanderer Scarf Michael. When her isolated rural community accuses her of witchcraft, she turns to her own supernatural powers for protection. (BFI)
Cast
Mary Ryan
Maura O'Donnell
Mick Lally
Scarf Michael
Don Foley
Hugh O'Donnell
Cyril Cusack
Myles Keenan
Tom Jordan
Conor Farrell
Paul Bennett
Father Connelly
Bairbre NÃ Chaoimh
Janey O'Donnell
Brendan Ellis
Pat the Blacksmith
Gillian Hackett
TrÃona
Donal O'Kelly
Owen
Hilary Reynolds
RoisÃn
Brenda Scallon
Breda O'Donnell
James Shanahan
Peadar
MairtÃn Ó'Flathearta
Eamon Farrell
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- Release Date 10/10/1983
- Language English
- Director Robert Wynne-Simmons
- Writer Robert Wynne-Simmons
- Editor Arthur Keating
- Cinematographer Seamus Corcoran
- Producer Tony Dollard
- Company Tolmayax
- Budget $260,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| IE | Nov 12, 1982 | Premiere (Cork Int'l Film Festival - world premiere) | — |
| IE | Jan 1, 1983 | Physical (VHS - 95 mins.) | — |
| IE | Oct 10, 1983 | Theatrical (Limited) (Dublin) | 15 |
| United Kingdom | Nov 23, 1983 | Premiere (London Film Festival) | — |
| United Kingdom | Jun 14, 1984 | TV (Channel 4 "Film on Four") | — |
| Netherlands | Mar 7, 1985 | Theatrical (Limited) (part of a package of 13 Irish films touring 14 cities for 3 weeks) | — |
| United Kingdom | Oct 14, 1985 | Theatrical (Limited) (London) | 15 |
| IE | Jun 7, 2024 | Digital (VOD - IFI@Home) | — |
| United Kingdom | Sep 23, 2024 | Physical (Blu-ray 2K restoration) | 15 |
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