Trojan Eddie

Trojan Eddie

105 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Sept. 9, 1996

Trojan Eddie sells stolen goods for John Power, aging godfather of a local network of Irish gypsies, known as "travelers." Having done time rather than inform on his partner in a failed burglary, Eddie now struggles to raise his two daughters alone. Power falls for and marries traveler girl Kathleen, but when she runs off with Power's nephew Dermot — and takes the $11,000 dowry with her — Eddie must track the couple down.

Trojan Eddie

105 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Sept. 9, 1996

Trojan Eddie
Trojan Eddie sells stolen goods for John Power, aging godfather of a local network of Irish gypsies, known as "travelers." Having done time rather than inform on his partner in a failed burglary, Eddie now struggles to raise his two daughters alone. Power falls for and marries traveler girl Kathleen, but when she runs off with Power's nephew Dermot — and takes the $11,000 dowry with her — Eddie must track the couple down.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Channel Four Films, Screen Ireland, Irish Screen, Initial Film and Television, Bert Stratford Productions.
Original title Trojan Eddie
Directors Gillies MacKinnon
Writers Billy Roche

Cast

Stephen Rea

as Trojan Eddie

Richard Harris

as John Power

Stuart Townsend

as Dermot

Aislín McGuckin

as Kathleen

Brendan Gleeson

as Ginger

Sean McGinley

as Raymie

Angeline Ball

as Shirley

Brid Brennan

as Betty

Jason Gilroy

as Patsy McDonagh

Sean Lawlor

as Gerry

Britta Smith

as Lady Cash

Pat Laffan

as Matt

Jimmy Keogh

as Reg

Gladys Sheehan

as Eddie's Mother

Noel O'Donovan

as Arthur

Aoife MacEoin

as Landlady

Pecker Dunne

as Traveller

Linda Quinn

as Travelling Woman

Dolores Keane

as Red-Haired Traveller

Orla Charlton

as Young Woman

Billy Roche

as Young Man

Des Cave

as Priest

Michael Collins

as 2nd Traveller

Aisling O'Flanagan

as (Daughter No. 1) Jenny

Roisin O'Flanagan

as (Daughter No. 2) Rebecca

Eugene O’Brien

as Lady Cash's Son

Charlotte Bradley

as Farmer's Wife