A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying (1987)

Freedom always comes with a price.

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1987-09-11
  • User Rating: 5.8/10 from 85 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Samuel Goldwyn Company
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Mike Hodges
star 5.8/10
From 85 Ratings

Summary

Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"

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  • Mickey Rourke

    as Martin Fallon
  • Bob Hoskins

    as Father Michael Da Costa
  • Alan Bates

    as Jack Meehan
  • Sammi Davis

    as Anna
  • Christopher Fulford

    as Billy Meehan
  • Liam Neeson

    as Liam Docherty
  • Leonard Termo

    as Bonati
  • Camille Coduri

    as Jenny Fox
  • Alison Doody

    as Siobhan Donovan
  • Maurice O'Connell

    as Superintendant Miller
  • Karl Johnson

    as Fitzgerald
  • Anthony Stewart Head

    as Rupert
  • Ian McElhinney

    as Lodger
  • Peggy Aitchison

    as Mrs. Orton
  • Cliff Burnett

    as Fred Varley
  • Mark Lambert

    as Ainsley
  • Ian Bartholomew

    as Kristou
  • George Shane

    as O'Connor
  • Ken Sharrock

    as Gaskin, Special Branch Man
  • James Saxon

    as Ellerman
  • Alan Talbot

    as Barman
  • Mark Monero

    as Boy
  • David Lumsden

    as Lance
  • Stanley Beard

    as Krasko
  • Dave Duffy

    as Publican
  • Peter Needham

    as Cemetery Superintendent
  • Robert Hamilton

    as Husband
  • Margaret Wade

    as Wife
  • Norman Warwick

    as Priest
Directing Mike Hodges Director
Writing Jack Higgins Novel
Sound Bill Conti Music
Camera Michael Garfath Director of Photography
Art Evan Hercules Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Evangeline Harrison Costume Design
Art Stuart Williams Standby Carpenter
Production Christabel Albery Associate Producer
Editing Peter Boyle Editor
Writing Edmund Ward Screenplay
Writing Martin Lynch Screenplay
Production Peter Snell Producer
Directing Terry Needham First Assistant Director
Directing John Lawlor Second Assistant Director
Directing Carol Brock Third Assistant Director
Crew Andy Bradford Stunt Double
Crew Tom Delmar Stunts
Crew Martin Grace Stunts
Crew Nick Hobbs Stunts
Crew Colin Skeaping Stunt Coordinator
Production Mary Selway Casting Director
Production Debbie McWilliams Casting Director
Production Charles Salmon Location Manager
Production Bob Jordan Assistant Location Manager
Production Faye Perkins Production Coordinator
Directing Diana Dill Script Supervisor
Camera Gordon Hayman Camera Operator
Camera Ian Smith Focus Puller
Camera John Attwell Clapper Loader
Camera Ray Hall Grip
Camera Phil Aylward Grip
Sound Chris Munro Sound Recordist
Sound Sandy MacRae Sound Recordist
Sound Ian Munro Boom Operator
Sound Gary Weir Boom Operator
Sound Stephen A. Hope Music Editor
Sound Robert Mullen Sound Effects Editor
Sound Peter Best Sound Editor
Sound Rita Ackland-Snow Assistant Sound Editor
Sound William Parnell Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Gerry Humphreys Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Greg P. Russell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Jeffrey J. Haboush Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Dean Humphreys Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Crew Brendan Gunn Dialogue Coach
Art Martyn Hebert Art Direction
Art Andrew Rothschild Assistant Art Director
Art Andy Evans Construction Manager
Costume & Make-Up Janet Tebrooke Wardrobe Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Peter Edmonds Wardrobe Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Christine Beveridge Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Stevie Hall Hair Department Head
Production Bernard Spence Production Accountant
Production Yvonne Spence Assistant Accountant
Production Doreen Landry Publicist
Camera Graham Attwood Still Photographer
Crew Ian Scoones Special Effects
Crew John Markwell Special Effects Technician
Art Maxie McDonald Property Master
Art Gordon Billings Props
Lighting Ray Potter Gaffer
Lighting Ossa Mills Best Boy Electric
Lighting Stewart Monteith Electrician
Lighting Billy Merrell Electrician
Lighting Steve Harvey Electrician
Crew Alan Grosch Generator Operator
Crew Joe Drinkeld Transportation Captain

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