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Director:
Arthur Dreifuss
Writers:
Brendan Behan (play)
Arthur Dreifuss (writer)
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Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Patrick McGoohan ... Thomas Crimmin
Sylvia Syms ... Kathleen
Walter Macken ... Regan
Dermot Kelly ... Donnelly
Jack Cunningham ... Chief Warder
Hilton Edwards ... Holy Healy
Philip O'Flynn ... Prison Governor
Leo McCabe ... Doctor Flyn
Norman Rodway ... Lavery
Marie Kean ... Mrs. O'Hara
Pauline Delaney ... Mickser's wife (as Pauline Delany)
Geoffrey Golden ... 1st Customs Officer (as Geoff Golden)
Tom Irwin ... 2nd Customs Officer
Joseph O'Donnell ... Poet
Agnes Bernelle ... Meg
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Condemned Man (International: English title) (literal title)
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland more
Company:
Liger Films more

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First film of Aubrey Morris. more

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9 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Not much like the play, 5 December 2001
6/10
Author: Isildurs Bane from Oberlin, OH

I made the mistake of expecting this film to be pretty faithful to Brendan Behan's play. Instead the moviemakers added so much as to lose very much the play's essence. I gave the movie a 6, because what they did do was decent otherwise. But please, go watch the play live or else read it.

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