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The Gentle Gunman

They Branded Him a Coward... and paid in full for their mistake.

6.5(13)19521h 26m1

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

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Released
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Language
English
  • brother
  • film noir
  • terrorism
  • ira (irish republican army)

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  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalSource: IMDb23 Oct 1952
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1954
    • PhysicalDVD28 Feb 2024

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The Gentle Gunman was released on 23 October 1952.

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  • J

    John Chard

    5/4/2014

    6/10

    Ealing take on the Irish Troubles. Directed by Basil Dearden and adapted to screenplay from his own play by Roger MacDougal, The Gentle Gunman finds John Mills and Dirk Bogarde as brothers in the IRA circa 1941. Matt (Bogarde) is the young and hungry in the name of the cause brother, Terence (Mills) has grown tired of the violence and questions the IRA’s methods. This puts a strain on their relationship, whilst i…

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