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.
Year
1962
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
2 October 1962
TMDB
5.7 (11)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Patrick McGoohan
Thomas Crimmin
Sylvia Syms
Kathleen
W
Walter Macken
Regan
D
Dermot Kelly
Donnelly
Jack Cunningham
Chief Warder
Hilton Edwards
Holy Healy
P
Philip O'Flynn
Prison Governor
L
Leo McCabe
Dr Flyn
Norman Rodway
Lavery
Marie Kean
Mrs. O'Hara
Pauline Delaney
Mickser's Wife
G
Geoffrey Golden
1st Customs Official
T
Tom Irwin
2nd Customs Official
J
Joseph O'Donnell
Poet
Agnes Bernelle
Meg
I
Iris Lawler
Minna
D
Dominic Roche
Prison Chaplain
B
Brian Hewitt-Jones
Jenkinson
A
Arthur O'Sullivan
'Himself' - The Hangman
Aubrey Morris
Silvertop
E
Eamonn Brennan
Flaherty
Robert Bernal
Mickser
G
Gerry Alexander
Kelly
T. P. McKenna
Walsh
Harry Brogan
Dunlavin
E
Eric Gorman
Neighbour
J
James Caffrey
O'Connor
J
John Cowley
Cleary
John Welsh
Carroll
E
Eddie Golden
Reception Warder
David Kelly
Reception Clerk
F
Frank O'Donovan
Clancy
D
Desmond O'Neill
O'Shaughnessy
A
Aiden Grennell
Food Orderly
D
Derry Power
Stretcher Bearer
Brendan Cauldwell
Shamrock Attendant
P
Pat Layde
1st Publican
M
Marie Conmee
Publican Woman
M
Michael C. Hennessy
2nd Publican
J
James Brennan
Old Patriot
R
Ronnie Walsh
Irate Citizen
C
Charlie Roberts
Dock Worker
M
Marcella Grimes
Charwoman
C
Celia Salkeld
Lavery's Assistant
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