In This Corner (1986 film)

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In This Corner
Directed byAtom Egoyan
Written byPaul Gross
Produced byAlan Burke
StarringRobert Wisden
Patrick Tierney
CinematographyKenneth W. Gregg
Edited byMyrtle Virgo
Music byEric Robertson
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Running time
60 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

In This Corner is a 1986 Canadian television film, directed by Atom Egoyan.[1] The film stars Robert Wisden as Terry Dunne, an amateur boxer from Canada who becomes an unwitting pawn in The Troubles when he is convinced by Irish Republican Army operatives to help smuggle accused terrorist Ryan Shaw (Patrick Tierney) back into Ireland as part of his entourage when he travels there for a title bout.[2]

The film's cast also includes Neil Munro, Brenda Bazinet, Cedric Smith, Sean McCann and Stephen Ouimette.

The film aired on CBC Television on February 2, 1986.[1] The film received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Short Drama at the 1st Gemini Awards.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jennifer Burwell and Monique Tschofen, Image and Territory: Essays on Atom Egoyan. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780889204874. p. 362.
  2. ^ Barbara Crook, "Subtle drama counts cost of terrorism". Ottawa Citizen, January 31, 1986.
  3. ^ Bill Prentice, "The Geminis mark Canada's coming of age". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 1986.

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