| The Innocent | |
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| Directed by | John Mackenzie |
| Written by | Ray Jenkins |
| Based on | novel The Aura and the Kingfisher by Tom Hart [1] |
| Produced by | Jacky Stoller |
| Starring | Andrew Hawley Liam Neeson Miranda Richardson Kika Markham Tom Bell Kate Foster |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Tony Woollard |
| Music by | Francis Monkman |
| Distributed by | Curzon Film Distributors |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1 million [2] |
The Innocent is a 1985 John Mackenzie drama film, starring Andrew Hawley, Liam Neeson and Miranda Richardson, and is set in the Yorkshire Dales just after World War I. [3] The film is about the struggles of a young Yorkshire boy trying to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way. [4] The film was produced by Tempest Films Ltd. [5]