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October 18, 2007The story grips you. The internal struggle of the main character is at once suffocated by guilt and uplifting.
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October 1, 2007Exciting, dense and atmospheric, John Ford's The Informer employs the best of silent and sound movie techniques. Victor Mclaglen is a magnificent as the IRA brute and traitor who is forced to come to terms with his betrayal. Brilliant expressionist cinematography and a rousing ...( read more)
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July 27, 2009A guy turns in a man so that he can use the money to take him and his girl to America. Guilt haunts him throughout the rest of the film.
I was utterly amazed that this movie came out in 1935. It felt like it was something that came out in the 60's. This is one of those movies...( read more) -
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April 24, 2008This is a brilliant portrait of a traitor (Victor McLaglen in Oscar winning performance) who is hounded by his own conscience. McLaglen plays an IRA rouge who betrays his leader to collect a reward during Ireland's Sinn Fein Rebellion. The scenes showing fights and mob actions ar...( read more)
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March 29, 2008As dark as the night time streets of the place and time that it represents.A hard and gritty portrayal of the fight for the freedom of the Irish Republic.The performers in this movie are perfectly fitted into their roles.Their physical hunger is matched only by their hunger for f...( read more)
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