The Quare Fellow (1962)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1962-10-02
Runtime: 85 minutes
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Top Cast
- Patrick McGoohan as Thomas Crimmin
- Sylvia Syms as Kathleen
- Walter Macken as Regan
- Dermot Kelly as Donnelly
- Jack Cunningham as Chief Warder
- Hilton Edwards as Holy Healy
- Philip O'Flynn as Prison Governor
- Leo McCabe as Dr Flyn
- Norman Rodway as Lavery
- Marie Kean as Mrs. O'Hara
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