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The Quare Fellow (1962)

85 min  -  Drama
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Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals... See full summary »

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Arthur Dreifuss
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick McGoohan ...
Sylvia Syms ...
Kathleen
Walter Macken Walter Macken ...
Regan
Dermot Kelly Dermot Kelly ...
Donnelly
Jack Cunningham Jack Cunningham ...
Chief Warder
Hilton Edwards Hilton Edwards ...
Holy Healy
Philip O'Flynn Philip O'Flynn ...
Prison Governor
Leo McCabe Leo McCabe ...
Doctor Flyn
Norman Rodway Norman Rodway ...
Lavery
Marie Kean Marie Kean ...
Mrs. O'Hara
Pauline Delaney Pauline Delaney ...
Mickser's wife (as Pauline Delany)
Geoffrey Golden Geoffrey Golden ...
1st Customs Officer (as Geoff Golden)
Tom Irwin Tom Irwin ...
2nd Customs Officer
Joseph O'Donnell Joseph O'Donnell ...
Poet
Agnes Bernelle Agnes Bernelle ...
Meg
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Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Pub | Infidelity | Passion | Public Morality | Ethics  | See more »

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Drama

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

The Condemned Man See more »

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Liger Films See more »
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Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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First film of Aubrey Morris. See more »