The Informant
1997 · 105 min
Action · War · Thriller
★ 6.6A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in prison. He executes the grisly task but ends up captured by a sympathetic British police lieutenant named Ferris (Cary Elwes). The intimidating Chief Inspector of the Belfast Police (Timothy Dalton) convinces Gingy that his best hope is to become an informant and turn in other IRA operatives. As Gingy's marriage unravels under the stress, he is forced to come to terms with the fact that in this war both sides lose. Three men, three political circles, each fighting for their lives, each with their own agenda in the battle for Northern Ireland.
Crew
- Director Jim McBride
- Screenplay Nicholas Meyer
- Director of Photography Affonso Beato
Cast
Cary Elwes
Lt. David Ferris
Anthony Brophy
Gingy McAnally
Timothy Dalton
DCI Rennie
- M
Maria Lennon
Roisin McAnally
Sean McGinley
Frankie Conroy
John Kavanagh
IRA Chief
Frankie McCafferty
Dalton
Stuart Graham
Det. Asley
Gary Lydon
Det. McDonough
Sean Kearns
Det. Prentice
B.J. Hogg
Constable Goss
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Gerard McAnally
Crew
- Director — Jim McBride
- Screenplay — Nicholas Meyer
- Director of Photography — Affonso Beato
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