---
title: 'Fools of Fortune (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pat O''Connor'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fools-of-fortune-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099594/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fools of Fortune (1990)

1990 · 109 min · Drama · United Kingdom, Ireland


## Synopsis

Fools of Fortune is a 1990 Irish romantic drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and written by Michael Hirst based on the 1983 novel by Irish writer William Trevor. It depicts a Protestant family caught up in the conflict between the British Army and the IRA during the Irish War of Independence.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pat O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-o-connor)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Hirst](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hirst)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer)
- **Producer:** [Sarah Radclyffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-radclyffe)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jerzy Zieliński](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-zielinski)

## Cast

- [Amy-Joyce Hastings](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-joyce-hastings)
- [Julie Christie](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-christie)
- [John Kavanagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kavanagh)
- [Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-elizabeth-mastrantonio)
- [Michael Kitchen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kitchen)
- [Neil Dudgeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-dudgeon)
- [Seán McGinley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-mcginley)
- [Iain Glen](https://cinepixo.com/people/iain-glen)
- [Ian McElhinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcelhinney)
- [Rúaidhrí Conroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruaidhri-conroy)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/fools-of-fortune-1990
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