Storyline

Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity.—Jim Beaver

Plot Keywords

guard, prisoner, warden, doctor, mistress, colleague, brooding, melodramatic, dark, dublin, ireland, prison, cell, prison life, capital punishment, adultery, forbidden love, morality, discovery, wretched excess, transformation, 1960s

Short Review

The Quare Fellow is a decent film. It is about Thomas Crimmins is a new warder in an Irish prison. Patrick McGoohan and Walter Macken give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Arthur Dreifuss did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama.

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