Evelyn
The Story of a Father’s Love That Changed a Nation.
Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.
Director Bruce Beresford
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Cast
Sophie Vavasseur
Evelyn Doyle
Alan Bates
Thomas Connolly
Des Braiden
Fergal
Pierce Brosnan
Desmond Doyle
Julianna Margulies
Bernadette Beattie
Stephen Rea
Michael Beattie
Karen Ardiff
Sister Felicity
Brian McGrath
Hugh Canning
Stuart Clark
Children's Court Usher (uncredited)
Andrea Irvine
Sister Brigid
Gail Fitzpatrick
Miss Gilhooly
Aidan Quinn
Nick Barron
Marian Quinn
Sister Theresa
Bosco Hogan
Father O'Malley
John Lynch
Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
Frank Kelly
Henry Doyle
Mark Lambert
Minister of Education
Luke Hayden
Irish Times Reporter