The Quare Fellow

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.

Main Cast

Patrick McGoohan

Thomas Crimmin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Sylvia Syms

Kathleen

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Walter Macken

Regan

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Dermot Kelly

Donnelly

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Jack Cunningham

Chief Warder

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Hilton Edwards

Holy Healy

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Philip O'Flynn

Prison Governor

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Leo McCabe

Dr Flyn

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Arthur Dreifuss
	Author	Brendan Behan
	Adaptation	Jacqueline Sundstrom Arthur Dreifuss
Directing	Director	Arthur Dreifuss
Art	Art Direction	Edward Marshall
Production	Producer	Anthony Havelock-Allan
Editing	Editor	Gitta Zadek
Sound	Original Music Composer	Alexander Faris
Camera	Director of Photography	Peter Hennessy
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