The Gentle Gunman
“They Branded Him a Coward... and paid in full for their mistake.”
1952•1h 26m•6.5•Released
ThrillerDramaCrime
The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
Director
Basil Dearden
Writer
Roger MacDougall
Languages
English
Studio
Michael Balcon Productions
Cast
John Mills
Terence Sullivan
Dirk Bogarde
Matt Sullivan
Robert Beatty
Shinto
Elizabeth Sellars
Maureen Fagan
Barbara Mullen
Molly Fagan
Eddie Byrne
Flynn
Joseph Tomelty
Dr Brannigan
Gilbert Harding
Henry Truethome
James Kenney
Johnny Fagan
Liam Redmond
Connolly
Jack MacGowran
Patsy McGuire
Michael Golden
Murphy
Neil Wilson
Police Constable at Tube Station (uncredited)
Stephen Dunne
Brennan (uncredited)
Patric Doonan
Sentry (uncredited)
Production
Company
Michael Balcon Productions
Company
Ealing Studios
Company
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Producer
Basil Dearden
Producer
Michael Relph
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