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Ascendancy

1983 · Movie · 92 min

6.0(9)unSUB Rating

Drama

Set in Ireland in 1920, Ascendancy is a powerful meditation on English guilt over the tormented history of Northern Ireland. Connie (Julie Covington) is an English aristocrat driven to despair over the horrors of war, including both the residual effects of the Great War and a new wave of violence emerging on the streets of Ulster.

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Details
Years
1983
Release date
1983-01-01
Language
English
Runtime
92 min
TMDB rating (input)
4.7/10 (9 votes)

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Bear · 1983

Cast & crew

  • Julie Covington

    Julie Covington

    as Connie Wintour

  • Ian Charleson

    Ian Charleson

    as Lt. Ryder

  • John Phillips

    John Phillips

    as Wintour

  • SE

    Susan Engel

    as Nurse

  • Philip Locke

    Philip Locke

    as Dr Strickland

  • KM

    Kieran Montague

    as Dr Kelson

  • RO

    Rynagh O'Grady

    as Rose

  • PM

    Philomena McDonagh

    as Mary

  • MM

    Michael McKnight

    as Vesey

  • Jeremy Sinden

    Jeremy Sinden

    as Darcy

Directed by Edward Bennett