Drama ·War · United Kingdom · 1960 · 1h 30m

A Terrible Beauty

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Director
Tay Garnett
Cast
Robert Mitchum as Dermot O'Neill Richard Harris as Sean Reilly Anne Heywood as Neeve Donnelly Dan O'Herlihy as Don McGinnis Cyril Cusack as Jimmy Hannafin Niall MacGinnis as Ned O'Neill
Crew
R. Wright Campbell — Screenplay Arthur Roth — Novel Raymond Stross — Producer
Tagline

Robert Mitchum blows the screen to kingdom come in...

Synopsis

In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermott O'Neil finds it easy to get into the IRA, but can he get out?

Mood & Themes
guerrilla warfareespionageirish easter rebellion (1916)
Key Collaborators
Tay Garnett Director R. Wright Campbell Screenplay Arthur Roth Novel Raymond Stross Producer
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