Kieran Montague

Ascendancy is a 1983 British film. It tells the story of a woman who is a member of the British landowning 'Ascendancy' in Ireland during World War I. Gradually, she learns about the Irish independence movement, and becomes involved with it.

Mobsters and the IRA chase a stagestruck London cabby (Tim Curry) who has found a briefcase full of cash.