The Railway Station Man

Plot Summary

Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.

Top Cast

Julie Christie Helen Cuffe

Donald Sutherland Roger Hawthorne

John Lynch Damian Sweeney

Mark Tandy Manus Dempsey

Ingrid Craigie Mary Heron