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The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

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

1952•86 min
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The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

Director: Basil Dearden

Writers: Roger MacDougall

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Top cast

John Mills

John Mills

Terence Sullivan

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Matt Sullivan

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Shinto

Elizabeth Sellars

Elizabeth Sellars

Maureen Fagan

Barbara Mullen

Barbara Mullen

Molly Fagan

Eddie Byrne

Eddie Byrne

Flynn

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Dr Brannigan

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Ealing take on the Irish Troubles. Directed by Basil Dearden and adapted to screenplay from his own play by Roger MacDougal, The Gentle Gunman finds John Mills and Dirk Bogarde as brothers in the IRA circa 1941. Matt (Bogarde) is the young and hungry in the name of the cause b…

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