The Informant (1997)
A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in prison. He executes the grisly task but ends up captured by a sympathetic British police lieutenant named Ferris (Cary Elwes). The intimidating Chief Inspector of the Belfast Police (Timothy Dalton) convinces Gingy that his best hope is to become an informant and turn in other IRA operatives. As Gingy's marriage unravels under the stress, he is forced to come to terms with the fact that in this war both sides lose. Three men, three political circles, each fighting for their lives, each with their own agenda in the battle for Northern Ireland.
Director:
Jim McBride
Writer:
Nicholas Meyer
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Cary Elwes as Lt. David Ferris |
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Anthony Brophy as Gingy McAnally |
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Timothy Dalton as DCI Rennie |
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Maria Lennon as Roisin McAnally |
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Sean McGinley as Frankie Conroy |
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John Kavanagh as IRA Chief |
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Frankie McCafferty as Dalton |
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Stuart Graham as Det. Asley |
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Gary Lydon as Det. McDonough |
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Sean Kearns as Det. Prentice |
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B.J. Hogg as Constable Goss |
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Ciarán Fitzgerald as Gerard McAnally |
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Virginia Cole as Roisin's Ma |
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Gary Lammin as Cpl. Jones |
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James Gaddas as British I.O. |
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Ian Gelder as British C.O. |
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Brian Mallon as Pronsias Reilly |
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Paul Hickey as Father Francis |
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Tim Loane as Ollie O'Brien |
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Paul McParland as Liam |
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Simone Bendix as Samantha |
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Des Braiden as Murdered Judge |
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Robert Cavanah as Lt. Lauter |
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Pat Kinevane as IRA Backup Man |
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Ian Fitzgibbon as Joey McGillivary |
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Joe Rea as Fergus |
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Conor Bradford as Newscaster |
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Ben Palmer as Judge's Driver |
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Luke Hayden as Judge's RUC Escort |
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Gavin O'Connor as Det. Hall |
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Barry McGovern as Courtroom Judge |
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Gerry Walsh as Clerk of the Court |
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Tara Lynne O'Neill as RUC Policewoman |
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Jer O'Leary as The Whistler |
| Camera | Affonso Beato | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gerald Seymour | Author |
| Directing | Jim McBride | Director |
| Production | Paul Lowin | Line Producer |
| Writing | Nicholas Meyer | Screenplay |
| Production | Morgan O'Sullivan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ted Swanson | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Shane MacGowan | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Conor Devlin | Art Direction |
| Production | Nicholas Meyer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Bergin | Costume Design |
| Production | Leon Falk | Producer |
| Art | Mark Geraghty | Production Design |
| Editing | Éva Gárdos | Editor |
| Production | John Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Steven-Charles Jaffe | Executive Producer |
