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Release Date:
October 2, 1962
Original Title:
The Quare Fellow
Alternate Titles:
Der Todeskandidat
La valigia del boia
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Liger Films
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
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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Adaptation:
Arthur Dreifuss
Jacqueline Sundstrom
Art Direction:
Edward Marshall
Author:
Brendan Behan
Director:
Arthur Dreifuss
Director of Photography:
Peter Hennessy
Editor:
Gitta Zadek
Original Music Composer:
Alexander Faris
Producer:
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Screenplay:
Arthur Dreifuss
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