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The Gentle Gunman( 1952)

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They Branded Him a Coward... and paid in full for their mistake.

Overview

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

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      John Mills

      Terence Sullivan

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      Dirk Bogarde

      Matt Sullivan

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      Robert Beatty

      Shinto

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      Elizabeth Sellars

      Maureen Fagan

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      Barbara Mullen

      Molly Fagan

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      Eddie Byrne

      Flynn

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      Joseph Tomelty

      Dr Brannigan

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      Gilbert Harding

      Henry Truethome

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      James Kenney

      Johnny Fagan

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      Liam Redmond

      Connolly

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      Jack MacGowran

      Patsy McGuire

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      Michael Golden

      Murphy

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      Neil Wilson

      Police Constable at Tube Station (uncredited)

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      Stephen Dunne

      Brennan (uncredited)

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      Patric Doonan

      Sentry (uncredited)

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      John Orchard

      Sentry (uncredited)

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      Terence Alexander

      Ship's Officer (uncredited)

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      Harry Brogan

      Barney (uncredited)

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      Harry Hutchinson

      Bill - Detective (uncredited)

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      Doris Yorke

      English Landlady (uncredited)

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      Patricia Stewart

      Girl at Docks (uncredited)

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      Johnnie Schofield

      ARP Warden (uncredited)

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      Jean St. Clair

      Rosie O'Flaherty (uncredited)

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      Seamus Kavanagh

      Publican (uncredited)

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      Jack Rodney

      IRA Driver (uncredited)

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      Edward Byrne

      Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

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      Tony Quinn

      Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

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      E.J. Kennedy

      Telephone Exchange Official (uncredited)

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      John Warwick

      Prisoner's Escort on Ship (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun May 04 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 brand him as a traitor. The Irish Troubles has never been an easy subject to broach in movies, the political ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • brother
    • film noir
    • terrorism
    • ira (irish republican army)