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The Informer is a 1935 American black-and-white drama and crime film directed by John Ford, who also produced the movie. Dudley Nichols wrote the screenplay, with music by Max Steiner. The cast includes Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Una O'Connor, and Margot Grahame. Joseph H. August served as director of photography, while George Hively edited the film. Van Nest Polglase was the production designer and Walter Plunkett handled costumes. RKO Pictures produced the English-language feature, which has a runtime of 91 minutes.
The film centers on the Irish Republican Army and explores themes of friendship, treason, and betrayal in Dublin, Ireland. It received the Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, as well as the National Board of Review Award for Best Film. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Film Editing. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 7.3 from 7,857 votes, a Rotten Tomatoes score of 89%, and a Metascore of 65. The production budget was $243,000, generating $950,000 in revenue.
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6.8Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
Cast
- Victor McLaglen as Gypo Nolan
- Heather Angel as Mary McPhillip
- Preston Foster as Dan Gallagher
- Margot Grahame as Katie Madden
- Wallace Ford as Frankie McPhillip
- Una O'Connor as Mrs. McPhillip
Themes
- friendship
- dublin, ireland
- treason
- love
- betrayal
- ira (irish republican army)
- reward
- 1920s
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
7,557 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 1935
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 13 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Informer
- Main subject
- Irish Republican Army
- Director
- John Ford
- Screenwriter
- Dudley Nichols
- Cast member
- Earle Foxe
- Composer
- Max Steiner
- Producer
- John Ford
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Joseph H. August
- Narrative location
- Republic of Ireland
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 792857
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Victor McLaglen-Margot Grahame in The Informer.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Informer (1935 film)
- publication date
- 1935-01-01
- film editor
- George Hively
- title
- The Informer
- production designer
- Van Nest Polglase
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Walter Plunkett
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 89%
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