Derek Halligan

Derek Halligan

Movies for Derek Halligan...

Agatha and the Truth of Murder
Title: Agatha and the Truth of Murder
Character: Mr. Todd
Released: December 23, 2018
Type: Movie
England, December 1926. Although her personal life is in tatters, the famous writer Agatha Christie decides to leave everything behind to help unravel an unsolved murder committed on a train six years ago, unable to imagine the disproportionate consequences that such a selfless act will cause.
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Fifty Dead Men Walking
Title: Fifty Dead Men Walking
Character: McFarlane
Released: September 10, 2008
Type: Movie
It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the IRA. Guided by Special Forces officer 'Fergus', McGartland gains unparalleled insight into the organisation's dealings, providing his British handler with priceless, life-saving information. Based on a true story.
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Closing the Ring
Title: Closing the Ring
Character: Shelterer from the Air Raid
Released: September 14, 2007
Type: Movie
During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.
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Mortice
Title: Mortice
Character: Cowie
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Mortice is the tale of a young couple whose search for a suitable property takes an unexpected turn. They unwittingly find themselves trapped in a world of terror, suspense and wall-mounted ceramic ducks. The story is a potent cocktail of horror and black comedy that will entertain and alarm in equal measure.
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Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll
Title: Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll
Character: Buster
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll, is a 12 minute spoof of a 1950s black and white science fiction B-movie. It was first released in 1997 and starred Ardal O'Hanlon. It was written by Mik Duffy and its director Enda Hughes. The title is taken from the 1957 Rockabilly novelty hit record "Flyin' Saucers Rock 'n' Roll" by Billy Lee Riley and His Little Green Men. O'Hanlan's "rendition" of the song, is performed by producer Michael Hughes.
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Title: Safe And Sound
Character: Mackers
Released: August 9, 1996
Type: TV
Belfast-set comedy series about best mates and colleagues, Catholic Tommy and protestant Dougy, who own and run the Safe And Sound garage
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The Precious Blood
Title: The Precious Blood
Character: Turk
Released: June 8, 1996
Type: Movie
Rosie Williams is haunted by the murder of her husband 12 years previously. Her teenage son John is heading for a life of delinquency fuelled by revenge. Then, he meets Billy McVea, who runs a boxing gym, affecting all their lives.
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Three Wishes for Jamie
Title: Three Wishes for Jamie
Character: Shanahan Brother
Released: March 9, 1987
Type: Movie
Adapted from Charles O'Neal's 1949 book, this follows the lighthearted adventures of a late 19th Century young man named Jamie McGrew, the three wishes granted to him in a dream by a fairy queen, and the unusual way they come true. His first is for travel (he goes from Ireland to a life of horse trading in Georgia); his second, to marry the girl of his dreams; the third, a son with the gift of poetry and the ability to speak in the ancient Gaelic tongue.
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Rawhead Rex
Title: Rawhead Rex
Character: Caravaner
Released: October 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. The film follows Rex's cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it.
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A Woman Calling
Title: A Woman Calling
Character: Mr Graham
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Professor Broderick, a famous professor of Psychology, returns to his house by Belfast Lough to discover a woman waiting for him.
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Acceptable Levels
Title: Acceptable Levels
Character: Ricky
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back in London, editing the footage, the producer and researcher on the project wrestle with how to present the incident, and with their responsibility to the people in the film.