The Quare Fellow
The Quare Fellow
Release: 1962-10-02
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 5.3
Drama
Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Liger Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Hilton Edwards
as Holy Healy
Jack Cunningham
as Chief Warder
Sylvia Syms
as Kathleen
Norman Rodway
as Lavery
Pauline Delaney
as Mickser's Wife
Marie Kean
as Mrs. O'Hara
Harry Brogan
as Dunlavin
David Kelly
as Reception Clerk
Brendan Cauldwell
as Shamrock Attendant
Patrick McGoohan
as Thomas Crimmin
Agnes Bernelle
as Meg
John Welsh
as Carroll
T. P. McKenna
as Walsh
Aubrey Morris
as Silvertop
