The Quare Fellow

Release Date: 1962-10-02

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.35 / 10

Cast

Patrick McGoohan

as Thomas Crimmin

Sylvia Syms

as Kathleen

Walter Macken

as Regan

Dermot Kelly

as Donnelly

Jack Cunningham

as Chief Warder

Crew

Arthur Dreifuss - Director
Arthur Dreifuss - Adaptation
Arthur Dreifuss - Screenplay
Jacqueline Sundstrom - Adaptation
Brendan Behan - Author

Reviews

John Chard:

Condemned men, strange? The Quare Fellow is directed by Arthur Dreifuss who along with Jacqueline Sundstrom co-adapts the screenplay from the Brendan Behan play. It stars Patrick McGoohan, Sylvia S...