The Quare Fellow

The Quare Fellow
1962Drama85 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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, r... read more

  • Arthur Dreifuss

    Director

  • Arthur Dreifuss

    Adaptation

  • Arthur Dreifuss

    Screenplay

  • Jacqueline Sundstrom

    Adaptation

  • Brendan Behan

    Author

  • Peter Hennessy

    Director of Photography

  • Gitta Zadek

    Editor

  • 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

    2nd Customs Official

  • Joseph O'Donnell

    Poet

  • Agnes Bernelle

    Meg

  • Iris Lawler

    Minna

  • Dominic Roche

    Prison Chaplain

  • Brian Hewitt-Jones

    Jenkinson

  • Arthur O'Sullivan

    'Himself' - The Hangman

  • Aubrey Morris

    Silvertop

  • Eamonn Brennan

    Flaherty

  • Robert Bernal

    Mickser

  • Gerry Alexander

    Kelly

  • T. P. McKenna

    Walsh

  • Harry Brogan

    Dunlavin

  • Eric Gorman

    Neighbour

  • James Caffrey

    O'Connor

  • John Cowley

    Cleary

  • John Welsh

    Carroll

  • Eddie Golden

    Reception Warder

  • David Kelly

    Reception Clerk

  • Frank O'Donovan

    Clancy

  • Desmond O'Neill

    O'Shaughnessy

  • Aiden Grennell

    Food Orderly

  • Derry Power

    Stretcher Bearer

  • Brendan Cauldwell

    Shamrock Attendant

  • Pat Layde

    1st Publican

  • Marie Conmee

    Publican Woman

  • Michael C. Hennessy

    2nd Publican

  • James Brennan

    Old Patriot

    • Runtime

    85 minutes

    Released

    1962-10-02

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    Liger Films

    Sound

  • Alexander Faris

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    15 days ago

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