A Safe House
1990, English. Directed by Moira Armstrong.
In the aftermath of the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings, a large number of people of Irish descent were rounded up for questioning by the police in London. Most were subsequently released. But for the Maguire family, 3 December 1974 was the start of a nightmare that is only now ending.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Moira ArmstrongDirector
- Maggie ShevlinAnnie Maguire
- Mia CallowMaxine
- Niall CusackPat O'Neill
- Barry EwartDS Hunt
- Scott RileyPatrick Maguire
- Gerard O'HareGerry Conlon
- James CoyleGiuseppe Conlon
- Victoria AkedJean O'Neill
- Derek AndersDCI Munday
- Annatt BassAnne-Marie Maguire
- Michael DaltonDS Elbourn
- Christopher DriscollDI Harvey
Details
- Released
- 22 August 1990
- Written by
- Bill Morrison
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A Safe House runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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A Safe House isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 August 1990. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Safe House?
A Safe House (1990) was directed by Moira Armstrong and stars Maggie Shevlin, Mia Callow, Niall Cusack.