The Gentle Gunman
“They Branded Him a Coward... and paid in full for their mistake.”
6.2(11)19521h 26m
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
Cast
Reviews
1 review
John Chard
12y ago
6.0
Ealing take on the Irish Troubles. Directed by Basil Dearden and adapted to screenplay from his own play by Roger MacDougal, The Gentle Gunman finds John Mills and Dirk Bogarde as brothers in the IRA circa 1941. Matt (Bogarde) is the young and hungry in the name of the cause brother, Terence (Mills) has grown tired of the violence and questions the IRA’s methods. This puts a strain on their re...
