Ascendancy (film)
1983 British film
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Directed by | Edward Bennett |
Written by |
Edward Bennett
Nigel Gearing |
Produced by | Penny Clark |
Starring |
Julie Covington
Ian Charleson |
Cinematography | Clive Tickner |
Edited by |
Charles Rees
George Akers |
Music by | Ronnie Leahy |
Distributed by |
Production company:
British Film Institute |
Release date
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Running time
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92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £250,000 [1] or £183,000 [2] |
Ascendancy is a 1983 British drama film directed by Edward Bennett and starring Julie Covington and Ian Charleson . [3] It tells the story of a woman who is a member of the British landowning ' Ascendancy ' in Ireland during World War I . Gradually, she learns about the Irish independence movement , and becomes involved with it. [4]
Cast
- Julie Covington as Connie Wintour
- Ian Charleson as Lt. Ryder
- John Phillips as Wintour
- Susan Engel as Nurse
- Philip Locke as Dr Strickland
- Kieran Montague as Dr Kelson
- Rynagh O'Grady as Rose
- Philomena McDonagh as Mary
- Michael McKnight as Vesey
- Jeremy Sinden as Darcy
- Shay Gorman as Keir
Awards
The film was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear . [5]
References
- ↑ BRITISH PRODUCTION 1981 Moses, Antoinette. Sight and Sound; London Vol. 51, Iss. 4, (Fall 1982): 258.
- ↑ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF) . British Film Institute . 2005. p. 19.
- ↑ "Ascendancy (1983)" . BFI .
- ↑ "Ascendancy (1982) - Edward Bennett | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1983 Prize Winners" . berlinale.de . Retrieved 14 November 2010 .
External links
- Ascendancy at the BFI 's Screenonline
- Ascendancy at IMDb
- Ascendancy at AllMovie
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