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Feature film — 2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)

6.61h 46mThriller — Mystery — Crime — Drama — TV Movie

Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.

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A high-signal pick with 293 votes.

Screen Yorkshire / Lipsync Productions / Revolution Films / Film4 Productions

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Director: Julian Jarrold

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Cast & crew

Andrew Garfield as Eddie Dunford

Andrew Garfield

Eddie Dunford

Warren Clarke as Bill Molloy

Warren Clarke

Bill Molloy

Sean Bean as John Dawson

Sean Bean

John Dawson

David Morrissey as Maurice Jobson

David Morrissey

Maurice Jobson

John Henshaw as Bill Hadley

John Henshaw

Bill Hadley

Anthony Flanagan as Barry Gannon

Anthony Flanagan

Barry Gannon

Jennifer Hennessy as Mrs Kemplay

Jennifer Hennessy

Mrs Kemplay

Mary Jo Randle as Eddie's Mum

Mary Jo Randle

Eddie's Mum

Rita May as Aunty Win

Rita May

Aunty Win

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Rachel Jane Allen

Susan Dunford

G

Graham Walker

Uncle Eric

Michelle Dockery as Kathryn Tyler

Michelle Dockery

Kathryn Tyler

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