The Quare Fellow

The Quare Fellow

1962 · 85 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity.

Directed by Arthur Dreifuss · Written by Arthur Dreifuss

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Patrick McGoohan Thomas Crimmin
Sylvia Syms Kathleen
Walter Macken Regan
Dermot Kelly Donnelly
Jack Cunningham Chief Warder
Hilton Edwards Holy Healy
Philip O'Flynn Prison Governor
Leo McCabe Dr Flyn
Norman Rodway Lavery
Marie Kean Mrs. O'Hara
Pauline Delaney Mickser's Wife
Geoffrey Golden 1st Customs Official

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