Charlie Haid
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- 1984 · Docudrama · 1h 40m
Children in the Crossfire: Directed by George Schaefer. With Julia Duffy, Charles Haid, David Huffman, Karen Valentine. For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next.
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- George Schaefer
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- Julia Duffy, Charles Haid, David Huffman
Children in the Crossfire. Summaries. For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next. In "Children in the Crossfire" four children from both sides of the conflict come to America through a special project, and discover each other away from the ravages of their homeland.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. 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. Read More
- George Schaefer
- Julia Duffy
Culture magazines. Children in the Crossfire. views 2,933,286 updated. Children in the Crossfire ★★½ 1984. When youngsters from wartorn Northern Ireland spend a summer in America with children from the Republic of Ireland, both sides find their nationalistic prejudices falling away.
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Children in the Crossfire is a 1984 American television drama film directed by George Schaefer which aired on December 3, 1984 on the NBC network.
The film follows four Catholic and Protestant children from war-town Northern Ireland whose lives and attitudes change after spending a summer in the United States with foster families.
•Julia Duffy as Dee Malone
•Charles Haid as Fred Chandler
•David Huffman as Larry Malone
•Karen Valentine as Pam Chandler
•Niall Toibin as Vincent Lavery
•Grainne Clark as Beth
Filming for "Children in the Crossfire" took place in Dublin, Ireland and Los Angeles, California.
The New York Times said that "Children in the Crossfire" has
Tom Shales of The Washington Post wrote:
Synopsis Four children from conflict-torn Northern Ireland -- some Catholic, some Protestant -- become involved in an organization that takes them away from their troubled hometown of Belfast...
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Synopsis. For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next. In "Children in the Crossfire" four children from both sides of...
