The Informer
(1935)
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Category: DramaSub-Category: drama film, crime filmMain subject: Irish Republican ArmyRuntime: 91 minutesColor: black-and-whiteLanguage: EnglishCountry: United StatesDirector: John FordScreenwriter: Dudley NicholsMusic: Max SteinerCinematography: Joseph H. AugustStars: Heather Angel, Victor McLaglen, Una O'Connor, Margot Grahame, Preston Foster, Wallace Ford, Donald Meek, J. M. Kerrigan, Joe Sawyer, Francis Ford Producer: John FordStudio: RKO PicturesAwards won: Academy Award for Best Actor (Victor McLaglen)
Academy Award for Best Director (John Ford)
Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment (Max Steiner)
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Dudley Nichols)Award nominations: Academy Award for Best Film Editing (George Hively)
Academy Award for Best PictureAward details: (details at IMDb)
Academy Award for Best Director (John Ford)
Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment (Max Steiner)
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Dudley Nichols)Award nominations: Academy Award for Best Film Editing (George Hively)
Academy Award for Best PictureAward details: (details at IMDb)
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Description
In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in.