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| Mickey Rourke | ... | Martin Fallon | |
| Bob Hoskins | ... | Father Michael Da Costa | |
| Alan Bates | ... | Jack Meehan | |
| Sammi Davis | ... | Anna | |
| Christopher Fulford | ... | Billy Meehan | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Liam Docherty | |
| Leonard Termo | ... | Bonati | |
| Camille Coduri | ... | Jenny Fox | |
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Maurice O'Connell | ... | Superintendant Miller |
| Alison Doody | ... | Siobhan Donovan | |
| Karl Johnson | ... | Fitzgerald | |
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Ian Bartholomew | ... | Kristou |
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Peggy Aitchison | ... | Mrs. Orton |
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Cliff Burnett | ... | Fred Varley |
| Anthony Head | ... | Rupert | |
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Martin Fallon is an I.R.A. bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck, but instead kills a bus load of school children. He loses heart and quits the movement and goes to London trying to leave the U.K. and start a new life. The I.R.A. wants him back (he knows too much) and the local crime boss, Meehan, will only help him if he performs one last hit, on a rival crime boss. When Fallon does perform the hit, he is seen by a Catholic priest. He refuses to kill an innocent again, and must find a way to escape the police without killing the priest who can identify him. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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11 September 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$6,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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Father Michael Da Costa: I'm not so sure he has!
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After Director Mike Hodges had a successful release with Croupier (1998), there was talk that there was going to be a release of a Director's Cut of this movie, but this never happened. See more »Quotes
Anna: You turned your back on killing. So has Martin Fallon.Father Michael Da Costa: I'm not so sure he has!
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The end credits begin to roll up from behind the amusement park rides on the horizon. See more »Alternate Versions
There's an unknown director's cut for which Mike Hodges originally had John Scott to compose the music. However the producers decided that they didn't like it and hired Bill Conti to redo the music. Also, after watching Hodges' cut, Samuel Goldwyn recut the film for American audience who wanted an action movie. Both Hodges and Mickey Rourke publically disowned the theatrical cut. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Mickey Rourke is a much deeper and more dedicated actor than he gets credit for. His accent in " A Prayer.." is spot on and that is quite an accomplishment that takes months of dedication. He takes his place up in the front row with Gary Oldman, Pete Postlewaithe (sp.?) and I even have to include Brad Pitt after his amazing performance in Snatch. Rourke's Bad Boy image makes the moral dilemma he creates for himself or finds himself in even more effective. Brilliant scene when Hoskins becomes increasingly irate and at the peak of his fury we see him from Rourke's POV and his dark outline eclipses the first few letters of a "Courage" beer sign and only the flashing red neon letters RAGE remain.