Hennessy (film)
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| Directed by | Don Sharp |
| Produced by | Peter Snell |
| Screenplay by | John Gay |
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Rod Steiger Lee Remick Richard Johnson |
| Music by | John Scott |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Erik Boyd-Perkins |
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| Distributed by | AIP |
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103 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Hennessy is a 1975 British thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Rod Steiger, Trevor Howard, Lee Remick, Richard Johnson, Peter Egan, Stanley Lebor and Patrick Stewart.
After the death of his family during a riot in Belfast, Niall Hennessy comes up with a plan to blow up the British Houses of Parliament.
Production finished in September 1974.
The British Board of Film Classification initially refused to classify the film because it contained footage of Queen Elizabeth II speaking at the State Opening of Parliament and apparently reacting to something happening in the House of Lords. Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff managed to get it passed by adding a disclaimer stating that the British Royal Family had not participated and footage of the Queen was from newsreel. The Rank Organisation then refused to screen the film in its Odeon Cinemas, citing commercial reasons. EMI also refused to distribute it. As a result it was only shown at a small number of independent cinemas.
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