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Murphy's Stroke
1980 6.5 (2 votes) 1h 10m
Genres
Drama TV Movie
Production Companies
Thames Television

Murphy's Stroke

The Sting in an Irish Tale

Overview

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.

Key Crew

Director: Frank Cvitanovich

Writer: Brian Phelan

Producer: Frank Cvitanovich

Top Cast

Niall Tóibín
Niall Tóibín

Tony Murphy

Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan

Edward O'Grady

T.R. Bowen
T.R. Bowen

Collins

Tony Doyle
Tony Doyle

Darrer

Derry Power

Tim Finn

Paul Antrim

Dooley

John Bardon
John Bardon

O'Connor

Maurice Connor

Robert Henry

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