The Gentle Gunman
6.4
“They Branded Him a Coward... and paid in full for their mistake.”
The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt Sullivan, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
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Cast
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John Mills
Terence Sullivan
Known for
Great Expectations
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Dirk Bogarde
Matt Sullivan
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Robert Beatty
Shinto
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Elizabeth Sellars
Maureen Fagan
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Barbara Mullen
Molly Fagan
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Eddie Byrne
Flynn
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Star Wars
The Mummy
Joseph Tomelty
Dr Brannigan
Known for
Moby Dick
Devil Girl from Mars
Gilbert Harding
Henry Truethome
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Behind the Headlines
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James Kenney
Johnny Fagan
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Liam Redmond
Connolly
Known for
Night of the Demon
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Jack MacGowran
Patsy McGuire
Known for
The Fearless Vampire Killers
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Michael Golden
Murphy
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Basil Dearden Director · Roger MacDougall Writer John Greenwood Composer
First release October 23, 1952 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Michael Balcon Productions
Production
Ealing Studios
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 23, 1952
Theatrical · Source: IMDb
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 1, 1954 · Theatrical
February 28, 2024 · Physical · DVD
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