In 1941, in wartime U.K., two Irish brothers working for the I.R.A. come against their local leader's ruthless methods.In 1941, in wartime U.K., two Irish brothers working for the I.R.A. come against their local leader's ruthless methods.In 1941, in wartime U.K., two Irish brothers working for the I.R.A. come against their local leader's ruthless methods.
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Jack MacGowran
- Patsy McGuire
- (as Jack McGowran)
Terence Alexander
- Ship's Officer
- (uncredited)
Harry Brogan
- Barney
- (uncredited)
Edward Byrne
- Ambulance Attendant
- (uncredited)
Patric Doonan
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
Stephen Dunne
- Brennan
- (uncredited)
Harry Hutchinson
- Bill - Detective
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaQuote: Englishman: "The situation in England is serious, but it's never hopeless" Irishman: "The situation in Ireland is hopeless, but it's never serious" .
- GoofsThe car which is used to escape after the shootout with the prison vehicle has different number plates front and back. DZ 7563 on the front and ZC 6034 on the rear.It has the DZ plate when the arrives at the scene. DZ would be a Co Antrim registration, ZC would be Dublin.
It appears that two different cars were used as the Northern car also has an extra spotlight on the front and no padlock on the wiper.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: NORTHERN IRELAND 1941
- ConnectionsFeatured in Century of Cinema: Ourselves Alone? (1995)
- SoundtracksMoonshiner
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Delia Murphy
Featured review
Coals to Newcastle
Many British films make light of The Troubles (like the same team's 'The League of Gentlemen') in stark contrast to the earnestness with which they depict them in dramas.
By contrast this film paints a stark picture of the IRA when they wore trenchcoats and trilbies, the leads as usual played by Brits (and one Canadian) with authentic Irish players making up the supporting cast.
By contrast this film paints a stark picture of the IRA when they wore trenchcoats and trilbies, the leads as usual played by Brits (and one Canadian) with authentic Irish players making up the supporting cast.
- richardchatten
- Jun 10, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Bombe im U-Bahn-Schacht
- Filming locations
- Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK(studio: made at Ealing Studios, London, England.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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