Movie: Jacqueline

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Gregson
John Gregson

Mike McNeil

Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Ryan

Elizabeth McNeil

Jacqueline Ryan
Jacqueline Ryan

Jacqueline McNeil

Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond

Peter Lord

Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack

John Flannagan

Marie Kean
Marie Kean

Mrs. Flannagan

Noel Purcell
Noel Purcell

Mr. Owen, the Parson

Maureen Delaney
Maureen Delaney

Mrs. McBride

Josephine Fitzgerald
Josephine Fitzgerald

Mrs. McMullen

Richard O'Sullivan
Richard O'Sullivan

Michael McNeil, Jacqueline's Brother

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    Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.

  • Release Date

    1956-06-04

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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    English
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