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Cast

John Mills profile

John Mills

Terence Sullivan

Dirk Bogarde profile

Dirk Bogarde

Matt Sullivan

Elizabeth Sellars profile

Elizabeth Sellars

Maureen Fagan

Barbara Mullen profile

Barbara Mullen

Molly Fagan

Joseph Tomelty profile

Joseph Tomelty

Dr Brannigan

Gilbert Harding profile

Gilbert Harding

Henry Truethome

James Kenney profile

James Kenney

Johnny Fagan

Liam Redmond profile

Liam Redmond

Connolly

Jack MacGowran profile

Jack MacGowran

Patsy McGuire

Neil Wilson profile

Neil Wilson

Police Constable at Tube Stati...

Stephen Dunne profile

Stephen Dunne

Brennan (uncredited)

Patric Doonan profile

Patric Doonan

Sentry (uncredited)

John Orchard profile

John Orchard

Sentry (uncredited)

Terence Alexander profile

Terence Alexander

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Harry Brogan profile

Harry Brogan

Barney (uncredited)

Harry Hutchinson profile

Harry Hutchinson

Bill - Detective (uncredited)

Doris Yorke profile

Doris Yorke

English Landlady (uncredited)

Patricia Stewart profile

Patricia Stewart

Girl at Docks (uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield profile

Johnnie Schofield

ARP Warden (uncredited)

Jean St. Clair profile

Jean St. Clair

Rosie O'Flaherty (uncredited)

Seamus Kavanagh profile

Seamus Kavanagh

Publican (uncredited)

Jack Rodney profile

Jack Rodney

IRA Driver (uncredited)

Edward Byrne profile

Edward Byrne

Ambulance Attendant (uncredite...

Tony Quinn profile

Tony Quinn

Ambulance Attendant (uncredite...

E.J. Kennedy profile

E.J. Kennedy

Telephone Exchange Official (u...

John Warwick profile

John Warwick

Prisoner's Escort on Ship (unc...

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

GB

Reviews

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A review by John Chard 6

May 4, 2014

Ealing take on the Irish Troubles.

Directed by Basil Dearden and adapted to screenplay from his own play by Roger MacDougal, The Gentle Gunman finds John Mills and Dirk Bogarde as brothers in the IRA circa 1941. Matt (Bogarde) is the young and hungry in the name of the cause brother, Terence (Mills) has grown tired of the violence and questions the IRA’s methods. This puts a strain on their relationship, whilst it also puts Terence on a collision course with the IRA superiors who bran...

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