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19701h 51mREnglish

The Reckoning

The Most Successful Man In Town

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Michael Marler, a successful businessman in London, is about to make his way to the top. After 37 years, the death of his father brings him back to his hometown of Liverpool, where he’s confronted with his lost Irish roots. He finds out that his father died in a fight with some Anglo-Saxon teddy boys. It becomes a matter of honour for him to take his revenge without involving the police.

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DirectorJack Gold

Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookslumbusinessmanwrestlingliverpool, englanddeath of fatherrevengevigilantebingoworking classextramarital affairunited kingdomjaguar carsocial classmanslaughterirish catholicunhappy marriageclass warfaredangerous drivingteddy boypubineffectual policeirish heritageworkplace politicsrowdy drunkyobs

Cast

Nicol Williamson as Michael Marler

Nicol Williamson

Michael Marler

Rachel Roberts as Joyce Eglington

Rachel Roberts

Joyce Eglington

Paul Rogers as John Hazlitt

Paul Rogers

John Hazlitt

Zena Walker as Hilda Greening

Zena Walker

Hilda Greening

Ann Bell as Rosemary Marler

Ann Bell

Rosemary Marler

Joby Blanshard as Bottomley

Joby Blanshard

Bottomley

J.G. Devlin as Cocky Burke

J.G. Devlin

Cocky Burke

Barbara Ewing as Joan

Barbara Ewing

Joan

Christine Hargreaves as Kath

Christine Hargreaves

Kath

Edward Hardwicke as Mitchell

Edward Hardwicke

Mitchell