The Informer

United States, 1935

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John Ford’s motion picture masterpiece is about a dull witted lout who sells out his best friend, an IRA leader, for a twenty pound note, and then is overwhelmed by the consequence of his act. Based on the novel by Liam O’Flaherty. Stars Victor McLaglen.

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Credits

producer

Cliff Reid

production company

RKO Radio Pictures

director

John Ford

Duration

01:31:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1935

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324884

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Literature → Irish literature - Film and video adaptations

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q463869

TMDB-Movie

43896

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