Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

108 mins | Drama, Thriller | Nov. 21, 1990

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.

Hidden Agenda

108 mins | Drama, Thriller | Nov. 21, 1990

Hidden Agenda
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Hemdale Film, Initial (II)
Original title Hidden Agenda
Directors Ken Loach
Writers Jim Allen

Cast

Frances McDormand

as Ingrid Jessner

Brian Cox

as Peter Kerrigan

Brad Dourif

as Paul Sullivan

Bernard Archard

as Sir Robert Neil

Michelle Fairley

as Teresa Doyle

Maurice Roƫves

as Harris

Jim Norton

as Brodie

John Benfield

as Maxwell

Bernard Bloch

as Henri

Des McAleer

as Sgt Kennedy

Ian McElhinney

as Jack Cunnigham

Brian McCann

as Molloy

Patrick Kavanagh

as Alec Nevin

John Keegan

as Det Sgt Hughes

Oliver Maguire

as Supt. Fraser

Robert Patterson

as Ian Logan

Paul Moriarty

as Journalist

Victoria D'Angelo

as Journalist

Ivan Little

as TV Reporter

Llew Gardner

as TV Announcer

Kate Smith

as Reporter

Jim McAllister

as Liam Philbin

George Staines

as McKee

Maureen Bell

as Mrs Molloy

Kim Dyson

as Carol

Mandy McIlwaine

as RUC Policewoman

Gerry Fearon

as Taxi Driver

John McDonnell

as John Ware, Labour MP