The Quare Fellow (1962)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Arthur Dreifuss

Writers:

Brendan Behan (play)
Arthur Dreifuss (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined...

Plot Keywords:

Pub | Infidelity | Passion | Public Morality | Ethics

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The Condemned Man (International: English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Liger Films

Trivia:

First film of Aubrey Morris.

Gritty, demanding movie--watch MacGoohan act!

The title 'translates' to "The Condemned Man," by the way. As a kid, I saw this movie soon after its U.S. release; so after almost 40 years, I remember little except that (1)it was visually unlike any movie I'd seen; (2)I enjoyed it very much, especially (3)Patrick MacGoohan's performance. I hope to hunt this one down, see it again, and return here to relate more specifics.