The Innocent (1985 film)
| The Innocent | |
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| Directed by | John Mackenzie |
| Written by | Ray Jenkins |
| Based on | novel The Aura and the Kingfisher by Tom Hart |
| Produced by | Jacky Stoller |
| Starring | Andrew Hawley Liam Neeson Miranda Richardson Kika Markham Tom Bell Kate Foster |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Tony Woollard |
| Music by | Francis Monkman |
| Distributed by | Curzon Film Distributors |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1 million |
The Innocent is a 1985 John Mackenzie drama film, starring Andrew Hawley, Liam Neeson and Miranda Richardson, and is set in the Yorkshire Dales just after World War I. The film is about the struggles of a young Yorkshire boy trying to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way. The film was produced by Tempest Films Ltd.