Closing the Ring
During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.
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Layke Anderson
Richard Attenborough
Michael Stevenson
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Richard Attenborough has assembled a good cast for this nostalgic wartime drama. In a troubles-torn Belfast, the young Wilbur (Dylan Roberts) finds a ring in a burnt out aircraft left over from WWII. His search for the owner leads him to Shirley MacLaine's "Ethel Ann", and our story slowly reveals, via a mix of current and retrospective scenarios, just what happened when and to whom. The beginning is a bit disjointed, the chopping and changing of timeframes and characters happens too soon after the film starts without us having quite enough information to follow the story easily, but once that settles down and the role of Christopher Plummer ("Jack") becomes clearer, this makes for an engaging story of loves lost and bravery. It also doesn't ignore the fact that bombs continued to fall in Belfast for some years after the end of the War too. It's a simple vehicle for the two stars, that isn't the most plausible of stories, but it has a gentle warmth that just about carries it off.
Closing the Ring FAQs
The directors of Closing the Ring are Layke Anderson, Richard Attenborough, and Michael Stevenson.
The cast of Closing the Ring includes Christopher Plummer as Jack, Allan Gildea as First Policeman, Sean McGinley as Campbell, Ian McElhinney as Cathal Thomas, Pete Postlethwaite as Quinlan, Marie Jones as Mrs. Dyole, John Kavanagh as Reverend Smith, Neve Campbell as Marie, Alex Palmer as Lt. Jones, Gerry Quigley as Barman, Mischa Barton as Young Ethel Ann, Shirley MacLaine as Ethel Ann, and more.
The duration of Closing the Ring is 1h 58 mins.
You can watch Closing the Ring on Kanopy (Free), Hoopla (Free), Amazon Video (Rent), Apple TV Store (Rent), Google Play Movies (Rent), YouTube (Rent), Fandango At Home (Rent), Amazon Video (Buy), Apple TV Store (Buy), Google Play Movies (Buy), YouTube (Buy), Fandango At Home (Buy), The Roku Channel (Ads), and Tubi TV (Ads). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Closing the Ring was released on 14 Sep 2007.
Closing the Ring is listed under Drama and Romance on Fanbiz.
Closing the Ring has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Richard Attenborough has assembled a good cast for this nostalgic wartime drama. In a troubles-torn Belfast, the young Wilbur (Dylan Roberts) finds a ring in a burnt out aircraf..."
