The Informer
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle.He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend.So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates.
- Director
- John Ford
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $950,000
Who's in it
Cast
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Movie DNA
How The Informer actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Informer returned 3.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $243,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $950,000
- Release date
- May 9, 1935
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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