Act of Betrayal

Act of Betrayal is a 1988 mini-series that was a co-production between Ireland, Australia and the US. Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, it stars Lisa Harrow, Elliott Gould, Patrick Bergin, Deborra-Lee Furness, and Max Cullen.

Act of Betrayal
Genre	Miniseries
Written by	Nicholas Evans Michael Chaplin
Directed by	Lawrence Gordon Clark
Starring	Lisa Harrow Elliott Gould Patrick Bergin Deborra-Lee Furness Max Cullen
Composer	Bruce Smeaton
Country of origin	Australia Ireland
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2 x 2 hours
Production
Executive producers	Graham Benson Michael Deakin John Kelleher Sandra Levy Joe Mulholland
Producers	Nick Evans Ray Alchin Arthur Lappin (associate producer) Nuala Naughton (associate producer)
Cinematography	Peter Hendry Breffni Byrne
Editor	Lynn Solly
Running time	240 mins
Production companies	ABC Benbow Evans Productions Griffin Productions Radio Telefís Éireann TVS Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	26 October 1988 (1988-10-26)

It had a budget of $6 million and was later cut down to a 117-minute TV movie.^[1]

Premise

Michael McGurk, an IRA man, turns informer and the British police send him to Australia with his family. The IRA send an American hit man, Callaghan, to assassinate him. A woman, Kathy, has an affair with both McGurk and Callaghan.

Cast

• Lisa Harrow as Eileen McGurk
• Elliott Gould as Callaghan
• Patrick Bergin as Michael McGurk
• Bryan Marshall as Kennedy
• Krister Greer as Sean McGurk
• Deborra-Lee Furness as Kathy
• Max Cullen as Quinn
• Bosco Hogan as Brady
• Oliver Maguire as IRA Chief
• Gerard McSorley as Brendon
• Stella McCusker as Eileen's Mother

Reception

Max Cullen's performance as an Australian IRA sympathiser won him an AFI Award.^[2]

References

1. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p10, 170
2. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 41

External links

• Act of Betrayal at IMDb