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DramaRomance

Closing the Ring

- Discover the love of a lifetime.

During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.

Release Date : 2007-09-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CTRSpinsterProspero Pictures

Production Country : CanadaUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Character Name : Ethel Ann

Original Name : Shirley MacLaine

Gender : Female

Christopher Plummer

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Christopher Plummer

Gender : Male

Mischa Barton

Character Name : Young Ethel Ann

Original Name : Mischa Barton

Gender : Female

Stephen Amell

Character Name : Teddy Gordon

Original Name : Stephen Amell

Gender : Male

Neve Campbell

Character Name : Marie

Original Name : Neve Campbell

Gender : Female

Pete Postlethwaite

Character Name : Quinlan

Original Name : Pete Postlethwaite

Gender : Male

Martin McCann

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Martin McCann

Gender : Male

Allan Hawco

Character Name : Peter Etty

Original Name : Allan Hawco

Gender : Male

Gregory Smith

Character Name : Young Jack

Original Name : Gregory Smith

Gender : Male

David Alpay

Character Name : Chuck

Original Name : David Alpay

Gender : Male

John Travers

Character Name : Young Quinlan

Original Name : John Travers

Gender : Male

Dylan Roberts

Character Name : Wilbur

Original Name : Dylan Roberts

Gender : Male

Brenda Fricker

Character Name : Eleanor

Original Name : Brenda Fricker

Gender : Female

Gene Dinovi

Character Name : Weeping Veteran

Original Name : Gene Dinovi

Gender : Male

Chris Benson

Character Name : Local Sheriff

Original Name : Chris Benson

Gender : Male

George Shane

Character Name : Maginty

Original Name : George Shane

Gender : Male

Kirsty Stuart

Character Name : Young Eleanor

Original Name : Kirsty Stuart

Gender : Female

Marie Jones

Character Name : Mrs. Dyole

Original Name : Marie Jones

Gender : Female

Alec McClure

Character Name : Co-Pilot

Original Name : Alec McClure

Gender : Male

Susie Kelly

Character Name : Second Woman in Rain

Original Name : Susie Kelly

Gender : Female

Steve Franks

Character Name : Bugler

Original Name : Steve Franks

Gender : Male

Karen Lewis

Character Name : Mrs. Dean

Original Name : Karen Lewis

Gender : Female

Anthony Finigan

Character Name : Mr. Cobb

Original Name : Anthony Finigan

Gender : Male

John Kavanagh

Character Name : Reverend Smith

Original Name : John Kavanagh

Gender : Male

Martin Reid

Character Name : Father Ignatius

Original Name : Martin Reid

Gender : Male

Sidney Dodsworth

Character Name : Shelterer from the Air Raid

Original Name : Sidney Dodsworth

Gender : Male

Derek Halligan

Character Name : Shelterer from the Air Raid

Original Name : Derek Halligan

Gender : Male

Maureen Dow

Character Name : Shelterer from the Air Raid

Original Name : Maureen Dow

Gender : Male

Rosina Brown

Character Name : Shelterer from the Air Raid

Original Name : Rosina Brown

Gender : Male

Michael Magee

Character Name : Shelterer from the Air Raid

Original Name : Michael Magee

Gender : Male

Claire Lamont

Character Name : Shelterer from the Air Raid

Original Name : Claire Lamont

Gender : Male

Mathew McElhinney

Character Name : Young Cathal

Original Name : Mathew McElhinney

Gender : Male

James Millard

Character Name : Lt. Wilkins

Original Name : James Millard

Gender : Male

Gerry Quigley

Character Name : Barman

Original Name : Gerry Quigley

Gender : Male

Bill Lynn

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : Bill Lynn

Gender : Male

Ian McElhinney

Character Name : Cathal Thomas

Original Name : Ian McElhinney

Gender : Male

Ian Beattie

Character Name : Seamus McCarty

Original Name : Ian Beattie

Gender : Male

Olivia Nash

Character Name : First Woman in Rain

Original Name : Olivia Nash

Gender : Female

B.J. Hogg

Character Name : Maguigan

Original Name : B.J. Hogg

Gender : Male

Alan McKee

Character Name : Dougal

Original Name : Alan McKee

Gender : Male

Tom Maguire

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Tom Maguire

Gender : Male

Sean McGinley

Character Name : Campbell

Original Name : Sean McGinley

Gender : Male

Darryl Flatman

Character Name : Pilot

Original Name : Darryl Flatman

Gender : Male

Paul Dunn

Character Name : Co-Pilot

Original Name : Paul Dunn

Gender : Male

Kieran Gallant

Character Name : Navigator

Original Name : Kieran Gallant

Gender : Male

Layke Anderson

Character Name : Army Corporal

Original Name : Layke Anderson

Gender : Male

Alex Palmer

Character Name : Lt. Jones

Original Name : Alex Palmer

Gender : Male

Paul Charlton

Character Name : Army Private

Original Name : Paul Charlton

Gender : Male

Allan Gildea

Character Name : First Policeman

Original Name : Allan Gildea

Gender : Male

Stephen Don

Character Name : Second Policeman

Original Name : Stephen Don

Gender : Male

Tom Collins

Character Name : Fireman Fergus

Original Name : Tom Collins

Gender : Male

Harry Dickson

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Harry Dickson

Gender : Male

Kerry-Lee Finkle

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Kerry-Lee Finkle

Gender : Female

Stephen Harland

Character Name : Resident

Original Name : Stephen Harland

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-30

Richard Attenborough has assembled a good cast for this nostalgic wartime drama. In a troubles-torn Belfast, the young Wilbur (Dylan Roberts) finds a ring in a burnt out aircraft left over from WWII. His search for the owner leads him to Shirley MacLaine's "Ethel Ann", and our story slowly reveals, via a mix of current and retrospective scenarios, just what happened when and to whom. The beginning is a bit disjointed, the chopping and changing of timeframes and characters happens too soon after the film starts without us having quite enough information to follow the story easily, but once that settles down and the role of Christopher Plummer ("Jack") becomes clearer, this makes for an engaging story of loves lost and bravery. It also doesn't ignore the fact that bombs continued to fall in Belfast for some years after the end of the War too. It's a simple vehicle for the two stars, that isn't the most plausible of stories, but it has a gentle warmth that just about carries it off.