The Siege of Jadotville
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2016
1h 48m
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English
War, Drama, Thriller
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Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
The Siege of Jadotville
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
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Cast
Pat Quinlan
Rene Faulques
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Sgt. Jack Prendergast
General McEntee
Dag Hammarskjold
Moise Tshombe
William Reidy
Carmel Quinlan
Madame LaFontagne
P.J. (Patrick Joyce)
Billy (Sniper) Ready
Radio Operator
Charles de Gaulle
John Donnelly
Walter Hegarty
Charles Cooley
John Gorman
Black Jack
General Raja
Patrice Lumumba
Man in White Suit
Tshombe's Aide
USSR Ambassador
Directed By: Richie Smyth
Written By: Kevin Brodbin, Declan Power (Novel)
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Willmyers80
/10 4 years ago
79%
Positives:
I'm a sucker for a good True Story and this delivers. This film delivers on the fact that it makes you feel like you are claustrophobic in a war environment. The script was surprisingly fairly strong and I was not expecting that. The acting was strong and this is one of the be More
Positives:
I'm a sucker for a good True Story and this delivers. This film delivers on the fact that it makes you feel like you are claustrophobic in a war environment. The script was surprisingly fairly strong and I was not expecting that. The acting was strong and this is one of the be More
Reno
6 years ago
**The Irish entry to the modern warfare.**
The Irish war film based on the book of the same name, which was originally inspired by the real battle of the Irish army during the UN's peacekeeping mission in the central Africa. Directed by a first timer and a well done job. I have seen lots of Irish More
The Irish war film based on the book of the same name, which was originally inspired by the real battle of the Irish army during the UN's peacekeeping mission in the central Africa. Directed by a first timer and a well done job. I have seen lots of Irish More
GenerationofSwine
one year ago
Wow, it has the dude from Fifty Shades in it and he's actually acting.
It's honestly not a bad little film and that is saying a lot given that it has a small little budget doesn't it?
They should really call it "Siege of Courage" because really it's about valor and nothing more, but it's about More
It's honestly not a bad little film and that is saying a lot given that it has a small little budget doesn't it?
They should really call it "Siege of Courage" because really it's about valor and nothing more, but it's about More
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