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A Breed of Heroes

Name: A Breed of Heroes
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
Genre: TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1994-09-04
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Samuel West, Nicholas Farrell, Patrick Drury, Robert Bathurst, Richard Griffiths

1994 · 1h 30m · TV Movie, Comedy, Drama

A darkly comedic dive into the absurdity of military life during the Belfast conflict has real potential, but this 1971 TV movie feels like a relic that's lost its cultural moment—unless you're specifically hunting for vintage British drama with a gallows humor edge. SKIP it unless you're a completist.

Plot

In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humour and the weird rituals of the officers' mess.

Director: Diarmuid Lawrence

Cast: Samuel West, Nicholas Farrell, Patrick Drury, Robert Bathurst, Richard Griffiths

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