Act of Betrayal
# Act of Betrayal

Act of Betrayal is a 1988 mini-series that was a co-production between Ireland, Australia and the US. Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, it stars Lisa Harrow, Elliott Gould, Patrick Bergin, Deborra-Lee Furness, and Max Cullen.

It had a budget of $6 million and was later cut down to a 117-minute TV movie.

## Premise

Michael McGurk, an IRA man, turns informer and the British police send him to Australia with his family. The IRA send an American hit man, Callaghan, to assassinate him. A woman, Kathy, has an affair with both McGurk and Callaghan.

## Cast

* Lisa Harrow as Eileen McGurk
* Elliott Gould as Callaghan
* Patrick Bergin as Michael McGurk
* Bryan Marshall as Kennedy
* Krister Greer as Sean McGurk
* Deborra-Lee Furness as Kathy
* Max Cullen as Quinn
* Bosco Hogan as Brady
* Oliver Maguire as IRA Chief
* Gerard McSorley as Brendon
* Stella McCusker as Eileen's Mother

## Reception

Max Cullen's performance as an Australian IRA sympathiser won him an AFI Award.

