The Informant
15/03/1997
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.
Movie Information
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
Ciarán 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
