Overview:
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.| Status: | Released (1947-01-30) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | F.L. Green, R.C. Sherriff |
| Productions: | Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 2091: James Mason - Johnny McQueen
- 29520: Robert Newton - Lukey
- 4973: Cyril Cusack - Pat
- 131447: F.J. McCormick - Shell
- 98152: Kathleen Ryan - Kathleen Sullivan
- 73245: William Hartnell - Fencie - the barman
- 131449: Fay Compton - Rosie
Crews
- 15378: Carol Reed - Director - Directing
- 15378: Carol Reed - Producer - Production
- 131454: F.L. Green - Writer - Writing
- 65854: R.C. Sherriff - Screenplay - Writing
- 12720: Robert Krasker - Director of Photography - Camera
- 123773: Fergus McDonell - Editor - Editing
- 7391: Harry Miller - Sound Editor - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
That's the duty of all of us. Johnny McQueen is an IRA leader who breaks out of prison and for 6 months hides out at the house of adoring Kathleen. Here he plots a robbery of a Belfast mill to fund his underground organisation, the robbery doesn't go to plan and Johnny kills a man ....
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This is very much an example of less is more from Carol Reed. James Mason is super as ("Johnny") who leads an IRA cell that decides to rob a textile mill to secure continued funding for their operations. As they make good their escape, he is shot, seriously wounded and has to try to ....
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