The Quare Fellow
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1962-10-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
5.8
Patrick McGoohan
Thomas Crimmin
Sylvia Syms
Kathleen
Walter Macken
Regan
Dermot Kelly
Donnelly
Jack Cunningham
Chief Warder
Hilton Edwards
Holy Healy
Philip O'Flynn
Prison Governor
Leo McCabe
Dr Flyn
Norman Rodway
Lavery
Marie Kean
Mrs. O'Hara
Pauline Delaney
Mickser's Wife
Geoffrey Golden
1st Customs Official
Tom Irwin
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Joseph O'Donnell
Poet
Agnes Bernelle
Meg
Iris Lawler
Minna
Dominic Roche
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Brian Hewitt-Jones
Jenkinson
Arthur O'Sullivan
'Himself' - The Hangman
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Silvertop
Eamonn Brennan
Flaherty
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Gerry Alexander
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T. P. McKenna
Walsh
Harry Brogan
Dunlavin
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Neighbour
James Caffrey
O'Connor
John Cowley
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John Welsh
Carroll
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Old Patriot
Ronnie Walsh
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Marcella Grimes
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