Ascendancy | |
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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 | 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]
The film was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. [5]
Ascendancy | |
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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 |
|
Running time | 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]
The film was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. [5]