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The Informant (1997) [R]

Release Date:
March 15, 1997

Original Title:
The Informant

Alternate Titles:
Field of Blood
L'informateur
The IRA Informant

Genres:
Action | Thriller | War

Production Companies:
Hallmark Entertainment
Johnny Loves Suzie Productions
Showtime Networks

Production Countries:
Ireland | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 105

Even freedom has its price.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Conor Devlin

Author:
Gerald Seymour

Casting:
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Co-Producer:
Ted Swanson
Morgan O'Sullivan

Costume Design:
Joan Bergin

Director:
Jim McBride

Director of Photography:
Affonso Beato

Editor:
Éva Gárdos

Executive Producer:
Steven-Charles Jaffe
Nicholas Meyer

Line Producer:
Paul Lowin

Original Music Composer:
Shane MacGowan

Producer:
Leon Falk

Production Design:
Mark Geraghty

Screenplay:
Nicholas Meyer

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