The Informant
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“Even freedom has its price.”
A 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.
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Cary Elwes
Lt. David Ferris
Known for
Saw
The Princess Bride
Anthony Brophy
Gingy McAnally
Known for
The Tudors
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Timothy Dalton
DCI Rennie
Known for
Penny Dreadful
Doom Patrol
Maria Lennon
Roisin McAnally
Also in
The Red Phone: Checkmate
Eviction
Sean McGinley
Frankie Conroy
Known for
Braveheart
The Alienist
John Kavanagh
IRA Chief
Known for
Vikings
The Tudors
Frankie McCafferty
Dalton
Known for
Vikings
Blue Lights
Stuart Graham
Det. Asley
Known for
The Fall
Hunger
Gary Lydon
Det. McDonough
Known for
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Hallow
Sean Kearns
Det. Prentice
Also in
Angela's Ashes
Roy
B.J. Hogg
Constable Goss
Known for
The Fall
City of Ember
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Gerard McAnally
Known for
Into the West
The Boxer
Jim McBride Director · Nicholas Meyer Screenplay Gerald Seymour Author
United States release March 15, 1997 · Produced in Ireland, United States · Languages English, German
Production
Showtime Networks
Production
Johnny Loves Suzie Productions
Production
Hallmark Entertainment
Production
Ireland · United States
Produced in
Field of Blood
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · March 15, 1997
Theatrical
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