July 10 - Four Days in July

Today’s movie is a drama with a scene that happens on July 10. Watch it tonight and enjoy.

FOUR DAYS IN JULY      

       

In Belfast, Northern Ireland on July 10, 1984 [00:01 to 12:31] there are two young couples, both of whom are expecting the birth of their first child. There are the Catholic Collette and Eugene and the Protestant Lorraine and Billy. Eugene was injured and is awaiting his disability check, while Billy is a British soldier who spends his time manning barricades. The next day Brendan comes to fix Eugene’s toilet and Brendan’s friend Dixie comes to clean the buildings windows. The three men and Collette sit around and talk for a time, and Eugene reveals his injuries were caused by the British military. Billy and Lorraine go a bonfire celebration of Orange Day. The next day, both women go into labor during the Orange Day events. At the hospital Billy and Eugene strike up a conversation.  Their wives end up sharing a room.

              

The date is given in the film at 2:05

Producer - Kenith Trodd

Director - Mike Leigh

Screenwriter - Mike Leigh

Runtime – 1 hour 36 minutes

Released – November 29, 1984

Starring -

Brid Brennan as Collette

Des McAleer as Eugene

Stephen Rea as Dixie

Paula Hamilton as Lorraine

Charles Lawson as
Billy

Eileen Pollock as Carmel

Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015