Children in the Crossfire
Brief Synopsis
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Four Catholic and Protestant children from war-town Ireland have their lives and attitudes changed after a summer in the U.S. with foster families. This drama is a companion piece of sorts to director George Schaefer's Emmy Award-winning "A War of Children" of a decade earlier, dealing with another
Cast & Crew
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George Schaefer
Director
Julia Duffy
Dee Malone
Charles Haid
Fred Chandler
David Huffman
Larry Malone
Karen Valentine
Pam Chandler
Niall Toibin
Vincent Lavery
Film Details
Also Known As
Holiday From Fear
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Cine Electric, Ltd.; Echo Films Services; Glen Glenn Sound Company; NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Segue Music Inc
Distribution Company
Vestron Video
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Dublin, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Four Catholic and Protestant children from war-town Ireland have their lives and attitudes changed after a summer in the U.S. with foster families. This drama is a companion piece of sorts to director George Schaefer's Emmy Award-winning "A War of Children" of a decade earlier, dealing with another aspect of the same tragedy. Filmed in Los Angeles and Dublin, it initially was titled "Holiday from Fear." Its battery of sound editors received an Emmy Award nomination.
Director
George Schaefer
Director
Cast
Julia Duffy
Dee Malone
Charles Haid
Fred Chandler
David Huffman
Larry Malone
Karen Valentine
Pam Chandler
Niall Toibin
Vincent Lavery
James Norris
Timmy Keegan
Peter Gilroy
Bobby Baxter
Grainne Clarke
Beth Mcvittie
Geraldine Hughes
Mary Holden
Penelope Windust
Tv Newswoman
Kirk Cameron
Mickey Chandler
Oliver Maguire
Father Gene
John Kavanagh
Beth'S Father
Michael Duffy
Reverend George
David Held
Sam Chandler
Henry G Sanders
Ed
Garn Stephens
Doctor
Phyl Stafford
Timmy'S Mother
Ena May
Mary'S Mother
Patricia Martin
Beth'S Mother
Britta Smith
Bobby'S Mother
Derek Lord
Bobby'S Father
Paul Murphy
English Officer
Maurice Sheehan
Corcoran
Fergal Ballance
Mclendon
Elizabeth Hoy
Sylvie
Arcadia Haid
1st Girl
Angela Lee
2nd Girl
Henry Sanders
Crew
Lillian Barb
Hair Stylist
Kevan Barker
Production Manager
Andrew Blumenthal
Editor
Consolata Boyle
Costume Designer
Edward R Brown
Director Of Photography (Usa)
Seamus Byrne
Assistant Director
Terry Carr
Production Manager
Sandy Charles
Assistant
Lionel Chetwynd
Screenwriter
Christopher Cibelli
Assistant Editor
John Collingwood
Production Accountant
Louis Conroy
Gaffer
Seamus Corcoran
Camera Operator
Phil Coulter
Song
William Creber
Production Designer
Geraldine Creed
Assistant Editor
Richard Cronn
Gaffer
Toni Delaney
Makeup Supervisor
Don Desmond
Transportation Coordinator
Arthur Dunne
Transportation Captain
David Elliott
Sound Editor
Gemma Fallon
Production Coordinator
Brad Fiedel
Music
Jack Gallagher
Wardrobe Supervisor
Arden Gantley
Production Designer
Don Geraghty
Location Manager
Gary Gershaw
Production Assistant
Maire Grant
Art Assistant
Jack Haddox
Production Accountant
Victor Haddox
Production Assistant
Charles Haid
Producer
Pat Hayes
Sound Mixer
Gerry Johnston
Special Effects
Ronald Judkins
Sound Mixer
Merrill H Karpf
Executive Producer
Walter Lassally
Director Of Photography (Ireland)
Joanna Lennox
Hair Stylist
Kathryn Librach
Other
Tirzah Lowen
Assistant
Adrienne Luraschi
Production Associate
Jim Mccann
Song Performer
Miles Middough
Assistant Director
Brian D Mills
Key Grip
Antony Mondello
Set Decorator
John W Murphy
Key Grip
Joe Nevin
Props
Eamonn O'higgins
Property Master
Lori Openden
Casting (Usa)
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Laerke Pedersen
Script Supervisor
Lowell Peterson
Camera Operator
Frank Prendergast
Producer
Dawn Robinson
Casting (Ireland)
Allan K Rosen
Music Editor
Nick Rowland
Assistant Director
George Schaefer
Producer
Allan Snyder
Makeup Supervisor
Bill Tiegs
Costume Supervisor
Tom Tomlinson
Property Master
Sybil Trubin
Accounting Assistant
Judy Truchan
Costume Designer
Grace Anne Wilson
Script Supervisor
Joan Wolpert
Production Coordinator
Brad Yacobian
Assistant Director
Aida Young
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Holiday From Fear
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Cine Electric, Ltd.; Echo Films Services; Glen Glenn Sound Company; NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Segue Music Inc
Distribution Company
Vestron Video
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Dublin, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 3, 1984
Released in United States on Video January 10, 1990
Previous title: "Holiday From Fear"
