Murphy's Stroke

Murphy's Stroke

1980
1h 10m
4.7

4.7/10

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"The Sting in an Irish Tale"

Overview

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Thames Television
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 21, 1980
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0319896

Cast

Niall Tóibín
Niall Tóibín

Tony Murphy

Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan

Edward O'Grady

T.R. Bowen
T.R. Bowen

Collins

Tony Doyle
Tony Doyle

Darrer

Derry Power
Derry Power

Tim Finn

Paul Antrim
Paul Antrim

Dooley

John Bardon
John Bardon

O'Connor

Maurice Connor
Maurice Connor

Robert Henry

Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide

Parker

Gordon Kane
Gordon Kane

Ian McGallen

James Donnelly
James Donnelly

Maguire

Michael O'Hagan
Michael O'Hagan

Horgan

Key Crew

Frank Cvitanovich
Director
Brian Phelan
Writer
Udi Eichler
Executive Producer
Frank Cvitanovich
Producer