| Cal | |
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| Directed by | Pat O'Connor |
| Screenplay by | Bernard MacLaverty |
| Based on | Cal by Bernard MacLaverty |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Zielinski |
| Edited by | Michael Bradsell |
| Music by | Mark Knopfler |
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| Distributed by | Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1,930,000[1] |
Cal is a 1984 Irish drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring John Lynch and Helen Mirren. Based on the novella Cal (1983) written by Bernard MacLaverty, who also wrote the script, the film was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where Mirren won the award for Best Actress.[2] Most of the movie was filmed in Drogheda in locations around the town, including Barrack Street and St. Finian's Park.
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 20.
- ^ "Cal". Retrieved 13 November 2011.