The Man Who Cried

Overview

Abel Mason is a man caught in a loveless marriage with a harridan wife who constantly berates him and beats their son Dick. When the one woman he loves dies at the hands of her husband after he was sent a letter by Mason's wife, exposing the affair, Abel leaves her for good taking to the road and young Dick with him.

Directed by Michael Whyte

Top cast

Kate Buffery

Florrie Donnely

Ciarán Hinds

Abel Mason

Amanda Root

Hilda Maxwell

Daniel Massey

Peter Maxwell

Gemma Craven

June

Angela Walsh

Lena Mason

Art Davie

Arthur Baines

Peter Howell

Judge Hazeldon

M

Michael Haughey

Farmer

S

Susan Field

Old Woman

E

Elspeth Charlton

Mrs. Burrows

G

Gary Catlin

Man in Church Hall

B

Bobby Pattinson

Fred Donnelly

K

Kerry Farley

Molly Burrows

M

Martin Crocker

Charles

H

Heather Chapman

Woman in Park

C

Colin Brown

Benny Layton

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