The Quare Fellow (1962)
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(62 ratings)
Brendan Behan, the quixotic, eternally sloshed Irish poet/playwright, peppered his play The Quare Fellow with plenty of "gallows humor." The film version dispenses with most the play's morbid jests, leaving us with a grim, straightforward account of a Dublin death-row prison guard… More Brendan Behan, the quixotic, eternally sloshed Irish poet/playwright, peppered his play The Quare Fellow with plenty of "gallows humor." The film version dispenses with most the play's morbid jests, leaving us with a grim, straightforward account of a Dublin death-row prison guard (Patrick McGoohan) and his growing empathy with two condemned prisoners. One could understand the removal of the play's comic elements had the film been made in timorous Hollywood. But since Quare Fellow was financed and produced in Ireland, it seems a inappropriately glum tribute to one of the country's boldest and most brilliant talents. Quare Fellow was directed by American "B" specialist Arthur Dreifuss, who also adapted Behan's play for the screen. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Dreifuss
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 19, 1963 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The only thing carried over from Behan's play is the bleakness.
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Cast
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Patrick McGoohan
as Thomas Crimmin
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Sylvia Syms
as Kathleen
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Walter Macken
as Regan
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Harry Brogan
as Dunlavin
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Jack Cunningham
as Chief Warder
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Dermot Kelly
as Donnelly
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Hilton Edwards
as Holy Healy
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Marie Kean
as Mrs. O'Hara
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Philip O'Flynn
as Prison Governor
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Leo McCabe
as Dr. Flyn
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Pauline Delaney
as Mickser's wife
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Geoffrey Golden
as 1st Customs Officer
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Tom Irwin
as Customs Officer
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Agnes Bernelle
as Meg
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Dominic Roche
as Prison Chaplain
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Arthur O'Sullivan
as Himself
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Aubrey Morris
as Silvertop
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Robert Bernal
as Mickser
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Brendan Cauldwell
as Shamrock Attendant
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Marie Conmee
as Publican Woman
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John Cowley
as Cleary
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Eddie Golden
as Reception Warder
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Eric Gorman
as Neighbour
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Michael Hennessy
as 2nd Publican
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T.P. McKenna
as Walsh
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Derry Power
as Stretcher-Bearer
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Norman Rodway
as Lavery
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John Welsh
as Carroll
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Joseph O'Donnell
as Poet
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David Kelly
as Reception Clerk
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Gerry Alexander
as Kelly
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Charlie Roberts
as Dock Worker
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James Brennan
as Old Patriot
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Aiden Grennell
as Food Orderly
