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The Devil's Own
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Kevin Jarre (story)
David Aaron Cohen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 March 1997 (USA) more
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Tagline:
One man trapped by destiny, and another bound by duty. They're about to discover what they're willing to fight, and to die for. more
Plot:
A police officer uncovers the real identity of his houseguest, an IRA terrorist in hiding. full summary | add synopsis
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Deserved better more (91 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Harrison Ford ... Tom O'Meara

Brad Pitt ... Rory Devaney / Francis Austin McGuire
Margaret Colin ... Sheila O'Meara

Rubén Blades ... Edwin Diaz

Treat Williams ... Billy Burke
George Hearn ... Peter Fitzsimmons

Mitch Ryan ... Chief Jim Kelly (as Mitchell Ryan)

Natascha McElhone ... Megan Doherty
Paul Ronan ... Sean Phelan
Simon Jones ... Harry Sloan

Julia Stiles ... Bridget O'Meara

Ashley Carin ... Morgan O'Meara
Kelly Singer ... Annie O'Meara

David O'Hara ... Martin MacDuf
David Wilmot ... Dessie
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong brutal violence, and for language.
Runtime:
107 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Alan J. Pakula's final directed film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning, when Frankie’s Mother is dishing out the stew for dinner, she sits down, picks up her napkin and then clasps her hands together for grace without serving herself any food. In the next wide shot there is food on her plate. more
Quotes:
Rory: All the same, Mr. Fitzsimmoms, if you're not confused, you don't know what's goin' on. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-15)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Elvis Waits more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Deserved better, 18 February 1999
8/10
Author: Sean Gallagher (naes@cgocable.net) from Oakville, Ont. Canada

When a movie has at least three credited writers, and you know about some of the uncredited ones, it's probably in trouble, and certainly the last third showed where too many cooks spoiled the broth, as it were. Still, up till then, I found this not only entertaining but thought-provoking, and I actually enjoyed this more than AIR FORCE ONE. Harrison Ford is one of the most dependable actors around, and it was nice to see him in a role that wasn't larger than life. He's presented with a moral dilemma, but a more complex one than he usually faces, and he handled it well. Pitt is a better actor, in my opinion, than people give him credit for, and I thought he did fine here. I even thought he did a convincing Irish accent (and I'm Irish-American), better than the German one he did in SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET. And the other actors were good, except for Treat Williams, who started out well but then relied on overacting. All in all, this deserved better.

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