The Quare Fellow (1963)
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Cast
as Thomas Crimmin
as Kathleen
as Regan
as Donnelly
as Chief Warder
as Holy Healy
as Prison Governor
as Dr. Flyn
as Lavery
as Mrs. O'Hara
as Mickser's wife
as Mickser's Wife
as Customs Officer
as Customs Officer
as Poet
as Meg
as Minna
as Prison Chaplain
as Jenkinson
as Himself
as Silvertop
as Flaherty
as Mickser
as Poet
as Carroll
as Kelly
as Dunlavin
as Clancy
as Old Patriot
as Shamrock Attendant
as Publican Woman
as Cleary
as Reception Warder
as Neighbour
as Food Orderly
as 2nd Publican
as Reception Clerk
as Walsh
as Stretcher-Bearer
as Dock Worker
Critic Reviews for The Quare Fellow
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And not the least of the merits of the movie is the documentary honesty and brilliance of Peter Hennessey''s photography.
The only thing carried over from Behan's play is the bleakness.
Audience Reviews for The Quare Fellow
Finally a movie starring Patrick McGoohan, I don't know why he didn't do more movies, he's a great actor. This movie is a really good drama, dealing with the inner turmoil of a new prison guard, and the wife of the prisoner who is about to be executed. It's really suspenseful, and I recommend it.
Super Reviewer
In "The Quare Fellow," Thomas Crimmin(Patrick McGoohan) is a newly hired prison guard under the supervision of veteran guard Regan(Walter Macken) who is looking forward to a promotion but is instead being forced out at the end of one last task. That turns out to be a double hanging which turns into a single when the guards learn through the prison grapevine that one of the condemned has been given a reprieve. Now, they are left with the difficult task of telling Kathleen(Sylvia Syms) that it was not her husband. While it certainly has its share of flaws(I don't know how small this town is but what are the odds of Kathleen and Thomas ending up at the same boardinghouse?) and whose punch has probably been diminished with time, "The Quare Fellow" is still a gritty look at prison life in Ireland which serves as a microcosm of the country in general. The former rebels from the time of the Troubles are now in charge while islanders are treated by most as outcasts. Of central concern is the hypocrisy surrounding the death penalty which is connected to the outside population as well.
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