Hidden Agenda (1990)


Hidden Agenda
Release Date16 May 1990
US Box Office$1,000,000
TaglineMurder... Torture... Corruption... The Truth Can Never Be Buried.
GenreDrama, Thriller
CountryUK
Filming LocationsBelfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPolitical Thriller
MoodFood for Thought, Nail-biters
ThemesConspiracies, Political Corruption, Americans Abroad
TonesParanoid, Tense, Bleak, Deliberate, Downbeat
TagsCivil Rights, Cover Up, IRA (Irish Republican Army), Kill, Lawyer, Political Corruption, Political Intrigue, Prison, Tape [recording], Terrorism

Hidden Agenda is a 1990 political thriller film directed by Ken Loach and starring Frances McDormand, Brian Cox and Brad Dourif.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Ingrid Jessner

Kerrigan

Paul Sullivan

Bernard Archard
Sir Robert Neil

Maureen Bell
Mrs. Molloy

Maxwell

Bernard Bloch
Henri

Stephen Brigden
Army major

Victoria D'Angelo
Journalist

Kym Dyson
Carol

Teresa Doyle

Gerry Fearon
Taxi driver

Llew Gardner
TV announcer

Patrick Kavanagh
Alec Nevin

Ron Kavana
Musician

John Keegan
Det. Sgt. Hughes

Ivan Little
TV reporter

Oliver Maguire
Supt. Fraser

Des McAleer
Sgt. Kennedy

Jim McAllister
Liam Philbin

Molloy

John McDonnell
Labour MP

Jack Cunningham

Mandy McIlwaine
RUC policewoman

Brodie

Robert Patterson
Ian Logan

Mildred Shay
Mrs. Brown

Kate Smith
Reporter

George Staines
McKee

Terry Woods
Musician

Director

Producer

Jim Allen
writer

John Daly
executive producer

Eric Fellner
producer

Derek Gibson
executive producer

Rebecca O'Brien
co-producer

Scott Millaney
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Clive Tickner
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Editor

Jonathan Morris
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Casting Director

Susie Figgis
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Production Designer

Martin Johnson
-

Art Director

Nigel Phelps
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Costume Designer

Daphne Dare
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Makeup Department

Louise Fisher
makeup supervisor

Production Manager

Ginny Roncoroni
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gay Brabazon
second assistant director: Dublin

Julia Kennedy
second assistant director

Peter McAleese
first assistant director

Cilla Ware
second assistant director

Art Department

Jenny Daly
art department runner

Mark Fruin
props

Stephen Hargreaves
construction coordinator

Jan Lee
scenic artist

Philip McDonald
property master

David Reilly
props

Graham Tew
production buyer

Sound Department

Paul Botham
boom operator

Kevin Brazier
dubbing editor

Paul Clegg
assistant dubbing editor

Cora Durkan
assistant footsteps editor

Dean Humphreys
sound re-recording mixer

Gerry Humphreys
dubbing mixer

Tony Pound
footsteps editor

Giovanni Savino
sound maintenance

Camera and Electrical Department

Steve Alcorn
camera operator: second camera

David Appleby
still photographer

Steve Costello
gaffer

Kieran Dempsey
electrician: Dublin

Tony Devlin
electrician: Belfast

Gary Donohue
electrician

Jeremy Gee
camera operator: second camera

Jeremy Hiles
focus puller

Angus Hudson
focus puller: second camera

Fraser Lawson
clapper loader

Brian Livingstone
electrician: Belfast

Dave Moore
electrician

Mickey Peerless
electrician

Alan Rank
grip

Jonathan Sykes
clapper loader

Simon Werry
camera operator: second camera

Nigel Willoughby
camera operator: second camera

Casting Department

Abi Cohen
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Nancy Granfield
wardrobe assistant

Wendy Knowles
wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department

Anthony Morris
assistant editor

Music Department

Graeme Holdaway
music recording engineer

Other Crew

Brendan Byrne
production assistant: Belfast

Penny Eyles
script supervisor

Kevin Freemantle
assistant accountant

Jerry Grayson
aerial helicopter pilot

Heather Hodson
production office assistant

Desi Hughes
location manager

Bobbie Johnson
production accountant

Paul Kiely
location assistant

John McDonnell
location manager: Dublin

Ben Mills
production runner

Karin Padgham
production coordinator

Guy Tannahill
location finder

Production Company

Initial (II)
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Distributor

Argentina Video Home

CBSFox Video

Cineplex Odeon Films

Diaphana Films

Enterprise

Hemdale Film
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Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)

MGM Home Entertainment (Europe)

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,

Paris Vídeo

Sunfilm Entertainment

Miscellaneous

Sapex Scripts
post-production services






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