The Gentle Gunman

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The Gentle Gunman

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

1952

1h 26m

6.2(11 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Crime

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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29 members

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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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