---
title: 'The Innocent (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Mackenzie'
released: '1985-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-innocent-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089341/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Innocent (1985)

1985 · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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. 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. The film was produced by Tempest Films Ltd.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Mackenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mackenzie)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francis Monkman](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-monkman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins)

## Cast

- [Andrew Hawley](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-hawley)
- [Miranda Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-richardson)
- [Kika Markham](https://cinepixo.com/people/kika-markham)
- [Liam Neeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-neeson) as John Carns
- [Tom Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-bell)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-innocent-1985
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