Bloody Sunday Movie Review 2001

Docudrama covers the January 30, 1972 civil rights march through Derry, Northern Ireland to protest the policy of British internment without trial. Although the majority of the marchers are Catholic, they are led by the area's Protestant MP Ivan Cooper (Nesbitt), who believes the situation can be handled peacefully. Maj. Gen. Robert Ford (Piggott-Smith) reiterates that the British Army has banned all such marches and that participants are subject to arrest. As the march splinters into factions, the Army fires on the crowd--27 civilians are wounded and 14 died. The re-creation of the event by director Greengrass is stunning at the very least. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" was eulogized in a song by U2.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from Irish, British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, Period Piece: 1970s, Ireland, Military: Army, Civil Rights

Screenplay

Paul Greengrass

Cast

James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Gerard McSorley, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Allan Gildea, Gerard Crossan, Mary Moulds, Carmel McCallion, Declan Duddy, Simon Mann

Cinematography

Ivan Strasburg

Director

Paul Greengrass

Music

Dominic Muldowney

Other

Albert Bailey, Clare Douglas, Padraig O'Neill, Dinah Collin, John Paul Kelly

Producer

Mark Redhead, Granada Film Productions, Hell's Kitchen, Irish Film Board, Portman Film, Paramount Classics

Awards

Berlin Intl. Film Fest. 2002: Film.