I Can't... I Can't
| I Can't... I Can't | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Piers Haggard |
| Screenplay by | Lee Dunne |
| Starring | Dennis Waterman Tessa Wyatt Alexandra Bastedo Eddie Byrne |
| Music by | Cyril Ornadel |
Release date | 1970 |
| Countries | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Language | English |
I Can't... I Can't, released worldwide as Wedding Night, is a 1970 film. It was the directorial debut of Piers Haggard.
Plot[]
Following the recent death of her mother in childbirth, a newly married Irish Catholic girl becomes unstable due to fears of marital sex and pregnancy, and refuses to consummate her marriage.[1]
Cast[]
- Dennis Waterman - Joe O'Reilly
- Tessa Wyatt - Mady O'Reilly
- Alexandra Bastedo - Gloria
- Eddie Byrne - Tom
- Martin Dempsey - Father Keegan
- Marie O'Donnell - Kate
- Patrick Laffan - Dr. Farnum
Reception[]
The film was a commercial failure but led to Haggard's hiring as director on The Blood on Satan's Claw.[2]
References[]
- ^ I Can't I Can't at Irish Film Institute
- ^ Piers Haggard interview, 2003, MJ Simpson "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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External links[]
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1970 films
- British films
- Irish films
- Films directed by Piers Haggard
- 1970 directorial debut films
- Irish film stubs