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23/10/1952 Thriller, Drama, Crime 1h 26m
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They Branded Him a Coward... and paid in full for their mistake.

Overview

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

  1. Basil Dearden

    Director

  2. Roger MacDougall

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. John Mills

    Terence Sullivan

  2. Dirk Bogarde

    Matt Sullivan

  3. Robert Beatty

    Shinto

  4. Elizabeth Sellars

    Maureen Fagan

  5. Barbara Mullen

    Molly Fagan

  6. Eddie Byrne

    Flynn

  7. Joseph Tomelty

    Dr Brannigan

  8. Gilbert Harding

    Henry Truethome

  9. James Kenney

    Johnny Fagan

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-05-04
Ealing take on the Irish Troubles.

Directed by Basil Dearden and adapted to screenplay from his own play by Roger MacDougal, The Gentle Gunman finds John Mills and Dirk Bogarde as brothers in the IRA circa 1941. Matt (Bogarde) is the young and hungry in the name of the cause brother, Terence (Mills) has grown tired of the violence and questions the IRA’s methods. This puts a strain on their relationship, whilst it also puts Terence on a collision course with the IRA superiors who brand him as a traitor.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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