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  • The Quare Fellow (1962)
  • Not Rated
    85 min | Crime, Drama
The Quare Fellow (1962)
Not Rated
85 min | Crime, Drama

In Ireland, a newly hired prison guard has to deal with the realities of prison work and to face the grim issue of death-row executions.
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Director
Writers
Brendan Behan (play) | Arthur Dreifuss (adaptation) (screenplay) | Jacqueline Sundstrom (adaptation)
Composer
Cinematographer
Peter Hennessy (lighting cameraman)
Editor
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Updated Oct 2, 1962

Release date
Feb 19, 1963 (United States)

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Cast

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44 cast members
Name Known for
Patrick McGoohan
Thomas Crimmin Thomas Crimmin   See fewer
Sylvia Syms
Kathleen Kathleen   See fewer
Dermot Kelly
Donnelly Donnelly   See fewer
Jack Cunningham
Chief Warder Chief Warder   See fewer
Hilton Edwards
Holy Healy Holy Healy   See fewer
Philip O'Flynn
Prison Governor Prison Governor   See fewer
Leo McCabe
Doctor Flyn Doctor Flyn   See fewer
Norman Rodway
Lavery Lavery   See fewer
Marie Kean
Mrs. O'Hara Mrs. O'Hara   See fewer
Pauline Delaney
Mickser's Wife Mickser's Wife   See fewer
Geoffrey Golden
1st Customs Officer (as Geoff Golden) 1st Customs Officer (as Geoff Golden)   See fewer
Tom Irwin
2nd Customs Officer 2nd Customs Officer   See fewer
Joseph O'Donnell
Poet (as Joe O'Donnell) Poet (as Joe O'Donnell)   See fewer
Dominic Roche
Prison Chaplain Prison Chaplain   See fewer
Brian Hewitt-Jones
Jenkinson Jenkinson   See fewer
Arthur O'Sullivan
Hangman ('Himself') Hangman ('Himself')   See fewer
Aubrey Morris
Silvertop Silvertop   See fewer
Eamonn Brennan
Flaherty Flaherty   See fewer
Robert Bernal
Mickser Mickser   See fewer
Harry Brogan
Dunlavin Dunlavin   See fewer
Eric Gorman
Neighbour Neighbour   See fewer
James Caffrey
O'Connor (as Jimmy Caffrey) O'Connor (as Jimmy Caffrey)   See fewer
John Cowley
Cleary Cleary   See fewer
John Welsh
Carroll Carroll   See fewer
Eddie Golden
Reception Warder Reception Warder   See fewer
David Kelly
Reception Clerk Reception Clerk   See fewer
Desmond O'Neill
O'Shaughnessy O'Shaughnessy   See fewer
Aiden Grennell
Food Orderly Food Orderly   See fewer
Derry Power
Stretcher-Bearer Stretcher-Bearer   See fewer
Brendan Cauldwell
Shamrock Attendant Shamrock Attendant   See fewer
Pat Layde
1st Publican 1st Publican   See fewer
Marie Conmee
Publican Woman Publican Woman   See fewer
Michael C. Hennessy
2nd Publican (as Michael Hennessy) 2nd Publican (as Michael Hennessy)   See fewer
James Brennan
Old Patriot Old Patriot   See fewer
Ronnie Walsh
Irate Citizen Irate Citizen   See fewer
Charlie Roberts
Dock Worker Dock Worker   See fewer
Marcella Grimes
Charwoman Charwoman   See fewer
Celia Salkeld
Lavery's Assistant Lavery's Assistant   See fewer
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