The Quare Fellow (1962)

Drama

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.

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Runtime: 85 mins Rating: 6.8

Cast

David Kelly

Reception Clerk

Aubrey Morris

Silvertop

Patrick McGoohan

Thomas Crimmin

John Welsh

Carroll

Norman Rodway

Lavery

Sylvia Syms

Kathleen

Eric Gorman

Neighbour

Arthur O'Sullivan

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Crew

Anthony Havelock-Allan

Producer

Edward Marshall

Art Direction

Jacqueline Sundstrom

Adaptation

Brendan Behan

Author

Arthur Dreifuss

Director

Arthur Dreifuss

Adaptation

Arthur Dreifuss

Screenplay

Peter Hennessy

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