Cry of the Innocent

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Cry of the Innocent
Genre	Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Screenplay by	Sidney Michaels
Story by	Frederick Forsyth
Directed by	Michael O'Herlihy
Starring	Rod Taylor Joanna Pettet Nigel Davenport
Theme music composer	Allyn Ferguson
Country of origin	Ireland United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Theodore P. Donahue Morgan O'Sullivan
Producer	Michael O'Herlihy
Production location	Ireland
Cinematography	Robert L. Morrison
Editor	Fred A. Chulack
Running time	93 minutes
Production companies	NBC Film Tara Films Tara Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	June 19, 1980 (1980-06-19)

Cry of the Innocent is a 1980 American-Irish television film directed by Michael O'Herlihy and starring Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet and Nigel Davenport.^[1] It was based on a story by Frederick Forsyth.

Plot

An American insurance executive seeks vengeance for the death of his wife and child in Ireland.

The film was shot in Ireland on a budget of one million dollars, financed by NBC. There were plans for a sequel but these did not eventuate.^[2]

This movie is in the public domain.^{[citation needed]}

^ "Cry of the Innocent (1980)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2015-07-02. Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: an Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) pp. 188-190

v t e Works by Frederick Forsyth
Books	The Biafra Story (1969) The Day of the Jackal (1971) The Odessa File (1972) The Dogs of War (1974) The Shepherd (1975) The Devil's Alternative (1979) Emeka (1982) No Comebacks (1982) The Fourth Protocol (1984) The Negotiator (1989) The Deceiver (1991) Great Flying Stories (1991) The Fist of God (1994) Icon (1996) The Phantom of Manhattan (1998) The Veteran (2001) Avenger (2003) The Afghan (2006) The Cobra (2010) The Kill List (2013) The Fox (2018)
Adaptations	The Day of the Jackal (1973) The Odessa File (1974) The Dogs of War (1980) The Fourth Protocol (1987) Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990) The Jackal (1997) Icon (2005) Avenger (2006) The Shepherd (2023) The Day of the Jackal (2024)
Screen story	Cry of the Innocent (1980) (TV)

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