The Informant

The Informant

105 mins | Action, Thriller, War | March 15, 1997

A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in prison. He executes the grisly task but ends up captured by a sympathetic British police lieutenant named Ferris (Cary Elwes). The intimidating Chief Inspector of the Belfast Police (Timothy Dalton) convinces Gingy that his best hope is to become an informant and turn in other IRA operatives. As Gingy's marriage unravels under the stress, he is forced to come to terms with the fact that in this war both sides lose. Three men, three political circles, each fighting for their lives, each with their own agenda in the battle for Northern Ireland.

The Informant

105 mins | Action, Thriller, War | March 15, 1997

The Informant
A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in prison. He executes the grisly task but ends up captured by a sympathetic British police lieutenant named Ferris (Cary Elwes). The intimidating Chief Inspector of the Belfast Police (Timothy Dalton) convinces Gingy that his best hope is to become an informant and turn in other IRA operatives. As Gingy's marriage unravels under the stress, he is forced to come to terms with the fact that in this war both sides lose. Three men, three political circles, each fighting for their lives, each with their own agenda in the battle for Northern Ireland.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Hallmark Entertainment, Showtime Networks, Johnny Loves Suzie Productions
Original title The Informant
Directors Jim McBride
Writers Gerald Seymour, Nicholas Meyer

Cast

Cary Elwes

as Lt. David Ferris

Anthony Brophy

as Gingy McAnally

Timothy Dalton

as DCI Rennie

Maria Lennon

as Roisin McAnally

Sean McGinley

as Frankie Conroy

John Kavanagh

as IRA Chief

Frankie McCafferty

as Dalton

Stuart Graham

as Det. Asley

Gary Lydon

as Det. McDonough

Sean Kearns

as Det. Prentice

B.J. Hogg

as Constable Goss

CiarĂ¡n Fitzgerald

as Gerard McAnally

Virginia Cole

as Roisin's Ma

Gary Lammin

as Cpl. Jones

James Gaddas

as British I.O.

Ian Gelder

as British C.O.

Brian Mallon

as Pronsias Reilly

Paul Hickey

as Father Francis

Tim Loane

as Ollie O'Brien

Paul McParland

as Liam

Simone Bendix

as Samantha

Des Braiden

as Murdered Judge

Robert Cavanah

as Lt. Lauter

Pat Kinevane

as IRA Backup Man

Ian Fitzgibbon

as Joey McGillivary

Joe Rea

as Fergus

Conor Bradford

as Newscaster

Ben Palmer

as Judge's Driver

Luke Hayden

as Judge's RUC Escort

Gavin O'Connor

as Det. Hall

Barry McGovern

as Courtroom Judge

Gerry Walsh

as Clerk of the Court

Tara Lynne O'Neill

as RUC Policewoman

Jer O'Leary

as The Whistler