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User Rating:
6.2/10   348 votes
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Director:
Jim McBride
Writers (WGA):
Gerald Seymour (book)
Nicholas Meyer (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 January 1998 (Turkey) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Even freedom has its price.
Plot:
A young IRA member is forced to turn informant on his comrades when he is caught in an assassination attempt on a judge. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Highly recommended!!!! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Anthony Brophy ... Gingy McAnally

Cary Elwes ... Lt. David Ferris

Timothy Dalton ... DCI Rennie
Maria Lennon ... Roisin McAnally
John Kavanagh ... IRA Chief
Sean McGinley ... Frankie Conroy
Frankie McCafferty ... Dalton

Stuart Graham ... Det. Astley
Gary Lydon ... Det. McDonough
Sean Kearns ... Det. Prentice

B.J. Hogg ... Constable Goss
Ciarán Fitzgerald ... Gerard McAnally
Virginia Cole ... Roisin's Ma
Gary Lammin ... Cpl. Jones
James Gaddas ... British I.O.
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Field of Blood (USA) (working title)
Johnny Loves Suzie (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexuality and violence, including a rape scene.
Runtime:
149 min | USA:105 min | Germany:105 min
Country:
Ireland | USA
Language:
German | English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | USA:R | Finland:K-16

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: In one scene, the Union Flag is upside down. more

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4 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Highly recommended!!!!, 24 June 2001
Author: (DOstr1) from Los Angeles

Engrossing, suspenseful, honest drama: the best film on "the troubles" ever made.

Put this up against the other IRA movies of recent years, and they pale by comparison.

A visceral experience of the tortured Irish landscape; characters of great depth and complexity.

An even-handed look at both sides of the coin, Protestant and Catholic. What goes on there is, after all, a tragedy for everyone.

This is a movie all should see.

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