No Surrender (1986)
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A moribund nightclub on the fringes of Liverpool's sprawl is the primary setting for this frenetic, dark, and confusing comedy done in a heavy regional "dialect" by director Peter Smith. Set on New Year's Eve, the film chronicles the rivalry between elderly Irish Catholic and… More A moribund nightclub on the fringes of Liverpool's sprawl is the primary setting for this frenetic, dark, and confusing comedy done in a heavy regional "dialect" by director Peter Smith. Set on New Year's Eve, the film chronicles the rivalry between elderly Irish Catholic and Protestant attendees at a party held in a gritty pub in Liverpool. Mixed in with the warring oldsters are some shady types such as Billy the Beast, the killer of an Ulster terrorist. The club's new manager has a talent for dealing with mayhem and violence, but his first challenge lies in handling the punk rock band perversely scheduled to entertain the oldsters by the disgruntled former manager. After that challenge, he is faced with a magician on the verge of a nervous breakdown and other kinds of chaos that tear through the place. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Smith
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 12, 1985 Wide
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Cast
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Michael Angelis
as Mike
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Avis Bunnage
as Martha Gorman
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J.G. Devlin
as George Gorman
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James Ellis
as Paddy Burke
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Tom Georgeson
as Mr. Ross
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Bernard Hill
as Bernard
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Ray McAnally
as Billy McRacken
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Mark Mulholland
as Norman
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Pamela Austin
as Organist
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Paul Connor
as The Infirm
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Gabrielle Daye
as Winnis
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David F. Doyle
as Ulster Boy
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Vince Earl
as Frank
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Ian Hart
as Uncertain Menace
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Ken Jones
as Ronny
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Penny Leatherbarrow
as Mrs. Morgan
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Mark McGann
as Rock Group Leader
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Peter Edward Price
as Comedian
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Michael Ripper
as Tony Bonaparte
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Tony Rohr
as McCarthur
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Tommy Ryan
as Vetran
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Arthur Spreckley
as Mattew
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Marjorie Sudell
as Barbara
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Joan Turner
as Superwoman
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Frank Vincent
as Policeman
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Harry Webster
as Priest
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Joanne Whalley
as Cheryl
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Dean Williams
as Real Menace
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Elvis Costello
as Rosco de Ville
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Ina Clough
as The Infirm
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Paul Codman
as Member of Rock Group
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James Culshaw
as Gorman's Cab Driver
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Lovette Edwards
as The Infirm
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Gerry Fogarty
as Mustached Veteran
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Harry Goodier
as Cleanshaven Vetran
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Eric Granville
as Donald Duck
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Robert Hamilton
as Special Branch Officer
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Gerard Hely
as Senior Policeman
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Joey Kaye
as Driver Catholic Party
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Vera Kelly
as The Infirm
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Phil Kernot
as Stan Laurel
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Al Kossy
as Bobby
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Stephen Lloyd Jackson
as Rock Group
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Johnny Mallon
as French Onion Seller
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Joe McGann
as Policeman
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Ron Metcalf
as Vetran
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Bill Moores
as Quasimodo
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Robert Nield
as Yousee
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Doc O'Brien
as Driver Protestant Party
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Steve O'Connor
as Vetran
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Christopher J. Quinn
as Warden
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Helen Rhodes
as The Infirm
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Linus Roache
as Ulster Boy
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Andrew Scofield
as Macker
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Tony Scoggo
as Cold Eyes
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Mabel Seward
as Waitress
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Mark Starke
as Rock Group
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Gery White
as Driver for Infirm Party
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Peter Wilson
as Comedian's Boy Friend
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Richard Alexander
as Smoking Kid