Synopsis
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
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Cast
- Victor McLaglenGypo Nolan
- Heather AngelMary McPhillip
- Preston FosterDan Gallagher
- Margot GrahameKatie Madden
- Wallace FordFrankie McPhillip
- Una O'ConnorMrs. McPhillip
- J.M. KerriganTerry
- Joe SawyerBartly Mulholland
- Neil FitzgeraldTommy Connor
- Donald MeekPeter Mulligan
Recommendations
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The Observer (UK)
Expressionist masterpiece. [11 Nov 2007, p.20] - 80
The New York Times
Ford has made an astonishing screen drama out of Liam O'Flaherty's novel The Informer. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Victor McLaglen gave the performance of his life as the scar-faced betrayer, Gypo Nolan, in this telling adaptation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel, directed by John Ford. - 80
Variety
The Informer is forcefully and intelligently written, directed and acted. - 63
Chicago Tribune
A marvel of shadows and fog -- literal and psychic. [12 Mar 2010, p.C9] - 60
Empire
The script hasn't aged well and their's an overdose of the ominous, but when Ford forgets about religion and concentrates on squealer-on-the-run thrills, the film still has a real charge. - 60
The New Yorker
Naive yet powerful. - 30
Time Out
Heavy-handed, humourless and patronising.
