The Informant

The Informant (1997)

Even freedom has its price.

  • Genre: Action, War, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1997-03-15
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Showtime Networks
  • Production Country: Ireland, United States of America
  • Director: Jim McBride
star 6.3/10
From 13 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Cary Elwes

    as Lt. David Ferris
  • Anthony Brophy

    as Gingy McAnally
  • Timothy Dalton

    as DCI Rennie
  • Maria Lennon

    as Roisin McAnally
  • Sean McGinley

    as Frankie Conroy
  • John Kavanagh

    as IRA Chief
  • Frankie McCafferty

    as Dalton
  • Stuart Graham

    as Det. Asley
  • Gary Lydon

    as Det. McDonough
  • Sean Kearns

    as Det. Prentice
  • B.J. Hogg

    as Constable Goss
  • Ciarán Fitzgerald

    as Gerard McAnally
  • Virginia Cole

    as Roisin's Ma
  • Gary Lammin

    as Cpl. Jones
  • James Gaddas

    as British I.O.
  • Ian Gelder

    as British C.O.
  • Brian Mallon

    as Pronsias Reilly
  • Paul Hickey

    as Father Francis
  • Tim Loane

    as Ollie O'Brien
  • Paul McParland

    as Liam
  • Simone Bendix

    as Samantha
  • Des Braiden

    as Murdered Judge
  • Robert Cavanah

    as Lt. Lauter
  • Pat Kinevane

    as IRA Backup Man
  • Ian Fitzgibbon

    as Joey McGillivary
  • Joe Rea

    as Fergus
  • Conor Bradford

    as Newscaster
  • Ben Palmer

    as Judge's Driver
  • Luke Hayden

    as Judge's RUC Escort
  • Gavin O'Connor

    as Det. Hall
  • Barry McGovern

    as Courtroom Judge
  • Gerry Walsh

    as Clerk of the Court
  • Tara Lynne O'Neill

    as RUC Policewoman
  • Jer O'Leary

    as The Whistler
Camera Affonso Beato Director of Photography
Directing Jim McBride Director
Writing Gerald Seymour Author
Production John Hubbard Casting
Costume & Make-Up Joan Bergin Costume Design
Production Leon Falk Producer
Production Paul Lowin Line Producer
Art Mark Geraghty Production Design
Production Steven-Charles Jaffe Executive Producer
Production Ros Hubbard Casting
Writing Nicholas Meyer Screenplay
Production Ted Swanson Co-Producer
Production Nicholas Meyer Executive Producer
Production Morgan O'Sullivan Co-Producer
Sound Shane MacGowan Original Music Composer
Editing Éva Gárdos Editor
Art Conor Devlin Art Direction

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