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19971h 45mREnglish

The Informant

Even freedom has its price.

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A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in prison. He executes the grisly task but ends up captured by a sympathetic British police lieutenant named Ferris (Cary Elwes). The intimidating Chief Inspector of the Belfast Police (Timothy Dalton) convinces Gingy that his best hope is to become an informant and turn in other IRA operatives. As Gingy's marriage unravels under the stress, he is forced to come to terms with the fact that in this war both sides lose. Three men, three political circles, each fighting for their lives, each with their own agenda in the battle for Northern Ireland.

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DirectorJim McBride

Keywords

based on novel or bookterrorismira (irish republican army)

Cast

Cary Elwes as Lt. David Ferris

Cary Elwes

Lt. David Ferris

Anthony Brophy as Gingy McAnally

Anthony Brophy

Gingy McAnally

Timothy Dalton as DCI Rennie

Timothy Dalton

DCI Rennie

Maria Lennon as Roisin McAnally

Maria Lennon

Roisin McAnally

Sean McGinley as Frankie Conroy

Sean McGinley

Frankie Conroy

John Kavanagh as IRA Chief

John Kavanagh

IRA Chief

Frankie McCafferty as Dalton

Frankie McCafferty

Dalton

Stuart Graham as Det. Asley

Stuart Graham

Det. Asley

Gary Lydon as Det. McDonough

Gary Lydon

Det. McDonough

Sean Kearns as Det. Prentice

Sean Kearns

Det. Prentice