The Informant
- Released on
- Runtime
- 105 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Cary Elwes
- Anthony Brophy
- Timothy Dalton
- Maria Lennon
- Sean McGinley
- John Kavanagh
- Frankie McCafferty
- Stuart Graham
- Gary Lydon
- Sean Kearns
- B.J. Hogg
- Ciarán Fitzgerald
- Virginia Cole
- Gary Lammin
- James Gaddas
- Ian Gelder
- Brian Mallon
- Paul Hickey
- Tim Loane
- Paul McParland
- Simone Bendix
- Des Braiden
- Robert Cavanah
- Pat Kinevane
- Ian Fitzgibbon
- Joe Rea
- Conor Bradford
- Ben Palmer
- Luke Hayden
- Gavin O'Connor
- Barry McGovern
- Gerry Walsh
- Tara Lynne O'Neill
- Jer O'Leary
Director
- Jim McBride
Producers
- Leon Falk
Screenwriter
- Nicholas Meyer
