A Prayer For The Dying (1987)
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 3
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A man struggling to escape the political unrest of Northern Ireland finds that his violent past still follows him in this drama. Martin Fallon (Mickey Rourke) is a terrorist with the Irish Republican Army who, while attempting to blow up a British military transport, accidentally bombs a bus full of schoolchildren. The incident haunts Fallon, who decides to quit the IRA and escape to London. Fallon wants to relocate to America, but he lacks a passport, and his criminal past would prevent him
Sep 1, 1987 Wide
Feb 4, 2003
Virgin Vision
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Cast
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Mickey Rourke
Martin Fallon -
Bob Hoskins
Father Da Costa -
Alan Bates
Jack Meehan -
Sammi Davis
Anna -
Liam Neeson
Liam Docherty -
Christopher Fulford
Billy -
Alison Doody
Siobhan Donovan -
Camille Coduri
Jenny -
Ian Bartholomew
Kristou -
Mark Lambert
Ainsley -
Cliff Burnett
Varley -
Anthony Head
Rupert -
David Lumsden
Lance -
Leonard Termo
Bonati -
Stanley Beard
Krasko -
Dave Duffy
Publican -
Karl Johnson
Fitzgerald -
Ian McElhinney
Lodger -
Mark Monero
Boy -
Peter Needham
Cemetery Superindentent -
Maurice O'Connell
Miller -
Ken Sharrock
Gaskin -
Alan Talbot
Barman -
Peggy Aitchison
Mrs. Orton -
Robert Hamilton
Husband -
James Saxon
Ellerman -
George Shane
O'Connor -
Margaret Wade
Wife -
Norman Warwick
Priest
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Muses on the difficulty once violent men have in ridding themselves of the mark of Cain.
Tense, Completely original and well-acted.
"it's in need of salvation"
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