Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.
Evelyn
“The Story of a Father’s Love That Changed a Nation.”
Overview
Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.
Director
Bruce Beresford
Status
Released
Production
CineEvelyn, Irish Dreamtime
Cast
Pierce Brosnan
Desmond Doyle
Aidan Quinn
Nick Barron
Julianna Margulies
Bernadette Beattie
Stephen Rea
Michael Beattie
John Lynch
Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
Sophie Vavasseur
Evelyn Doyle
Alan Bates
Thomas Connolly
Niall Beagan
Dermot Doyle
Hugh McDonagh
Maurice Doyle
Mairead Devlin
Charlotte Doyle
Frank Kelly
Henry Doyle
Clare Mullen
Mrs. Daisley
Alvaro Lucchesi
Inspector Logan
Garrett Keogh
District Judge
Daithi O'Suilleabhain
Brother Eustace
Andrea Irvine
Sister Brigid
Marian Quinn
Sister Theresa
Karen Ardiff
Sister Felicity
Bosco Hogan
Father O'Malley
Des Braiden
Fergal
Sorcha Herlihy
Mary
Lauren Carpenter
Annette Farrell
Lauren O'Connell
Lauren
Hugh Grogan
Pub Musician
Peter Fowl
Pub Musician
Gail Fitzpatrick
Miss Gilhooly
Pat McGrath
Gamekeeper
Mark Lambert
Minister of Education
Conor Evans
Justice Ferris
Eamon Rohan
Justice Hall
Alan Barry
Justice McLaughlin
Brian McGrath
Hugh Canning
Mick Nolan
Honest Joe O'Leary
Luke Hayden
Irish Times Reporter
Don Foley
Justice Lynch
Bill Golding
Justice Daley
Sally
Slippery Sam
Stuart Clark
Children's Court Usher (uncredited)
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