LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Mickey Rourke on Francesco and support for IRA

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

19 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

Carol Allen reports from the Cannes Film Festival, France, on the film Francesco and a press conference with its lead actor Mickey Rourke (who plays St Francis) who controversially admitted he supports the Republican cause in Northern Ireland by giving part of his earnings from the film to the IRA.

Contributors

Carol Allen; Mickey Rourke

Keywords

Actors; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; IRA; France; Films; Cinema; Republicanism; Festivals; Cannes; Cannes Film Festival; Mickey Rourke; St Francis; Francesco

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