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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1036

The Informer

192983 minUnited Kingdom

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 99:42
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Arthur Robison · Public domain

Synopsis

A man betrays his friend, a member of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, to the authorities. Once the betrayal has been made, he becomes a target for the organization himself. Suspicion and pursuit turn the story into a drama about the personal cost of informing.

Cast

Lya De Putti

Lars Hanson

Warwick Ward

Carl Harbord

DirectorsArthur Robison

Behind the scenes

Arthur Robison's adaptation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel was made at Elstree during Britain's transition to sound. The production circulated in both part-talking and silent versions, years before John Ford's later adaptation.

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Photograph credit

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Lya De Putti — Alexander Binder; http://rosscards.com/History.html · Public domain
Lars Hanson — Ferdinand Flodin (1863−1935); vykort.gotdns.org · Public domain
Warwick Ward — Unknown author Unknown author; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain

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