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02/10/1962 Drama 1h 25m
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Overview

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.

  1. Arthur Dreifuss

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Patrick McGoohan

    Thomas Crimmin

  2. Sylvia Syms

    Kathleen

  3. Walter Macken

    Regan

  4. Dermot Kelly

    Donnelly

  5. Jack Cunningham

    Chief Warder

  6. Hilton Edwards

    Holy Healy

  7. Philip O'Flynn

    Prison Governor

  8. Leo McCabe

    Dr Flyn

  9. Norman Rodway

    Lavery

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A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-04-07
Condemned men, strange?

The Quare Fellow is directed by Arthur Dreifuss who along with Jacqueline Sundstrom co-adapts the screenplay from the Brendan Behan play. It stars Patrick McGoohan, Sylvia Syms, Walter Macken and Dermot Kelly. Music is by Alexander Faris and cinematography by Peter Hennessy.

Thomas Crimmin (McGoohan) begins new employment at a Dublin jail firmly believing in the benefits of the death penalty. Not everyone of his colleagues feels the same, though, and as Crimmin works through his time and gets close to the wife of a condemned man, his beliefs are splintered.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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