The Quare Fellow (1962)
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.
Director:
Arthur Dreifuss
Writer:
Arthur Dreifuss
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Patrick McGoohan as Thomas Crimmin |
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Sylvia Syms as Kathleen |
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Walter Macken as Regan |
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Dermot Kelly as Donnelly |
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Jack Cunningham as Chief Warder |
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Hilton Edwards as Holy Healy |
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Philip O'Flynn as Prison Governor |
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Leo McCabe as Dr Flyn |
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Norman Rodway as Lavery |
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Marie Kean as Mrs. O'Hara |
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Pauline Delaney as Mickser's Wife |
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Geoffrey Golden as 1st Customs Official |
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Tom Irwin as 2nd Customs Official |
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Joseph O'Donnell as Poet |
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Agnes Bernelle as Meg |
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Iris Lawler as Minna |
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Dominic Roche as Prison Chaplain |
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Brian Hewitt-Jones as Jenkinson |
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Arthur O'Sullivan as 'Himself' - The Hangman |
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Aubrey Morris as Silvertop |
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Eamonn Brennan as Flaherty |
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Robert Bernal as Mickser |
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Gerry Alexander as Kelly |
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T. P. McKenna as Walsh |
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Harry Brogan as Dunlavin |
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Eric Gorman as Neighbour |
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James Caffrey as O'Connor |
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John Cowley as Cleary |
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John Welsh as Carroll |
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Eddie Golden as Reception Warder |
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David Kelly as Reception Clerk |
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Frank O'Donovan as Clancy |
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Desmond O'Neill as O'Shaughnessy |
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Aiden Grennell as Food Orderly |
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Derry Power as Stretcher Bearer |
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Brendan Cauldwell as Shamrock Attendant |
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Pat Layde as 1st Publican |
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Marie Conmee as Publican Woman |
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Michael C. Hennessy as 2nd Publican |
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James Brennan as Old Patriot |
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Ronnie Walsh as Irate Citizen |
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Charlie Roberts as Dock Worker |
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Marcella Grimes as Charwoman |
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Celia Salkeld as Lavery's Assistant |
| Directing | Arthur Dreifuss | Director |
| Writing | Arthur Dreifuss | Adaptation |
| Writing | Arthur Dreifuss | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jacqueline Sundstrom | Adaptation |
| Writing | Brendan Behan | Author |
| Production | Anthony Havelock-Allan | Producer |
| Sound | Alexander Faris | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Gitta Zadek | Editor |
| Art | Edward Marshall | Art Direction |
| Camera | Peter Hennessy | Director of Photography |
