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The Informer (1935)

dir: John Ford

In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in.

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FitFortDanga FitFortDanga wrote about The Informer

"Subtle" usually isn't in Ford's vocabulary, but this film has a slightly more complex morality than his usual work. But Ford makes a fatal mistake: he assumes your sympathies lie with the Sinn Fein. I didn't care what any of these idiots did to each other. And McLagen's performance is so over-the-top that I never developed any sympathy for him either, whether I was meant to or not. However, the black & white photography is very impressive. And there are some tense scenes, especially the trial.

7 stars

Stain Stain wrote about The Informer

McLaglen chews the scenery mercilessly but this is a good film anyway

8 stars