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A Prayer for the Dying

Freedom always comes with a price.

1987 · R · 1h 47m

Directed by Mike Hodges

5.9

TMDB audience score
120 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.

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Cast

  • Mickey Rourke
    Martin Fallon

  • Bob Hoskins
    Father Michael Da Costa

  • Alan Bates
    Jack Meehan

  • Sammi Davis
    Anna

  • Christopher Fulford
    Billy Meehan

  • Liam Neeson
    Liam Docherty

  • Leonard Termo
    Bonati

  • Camille Coduri
    Jenny Fox

  • Alison Doody
    Siobhan Donovan

  • Maurice O'Connell
    Superintendant Miller

  • Karl Johnson
    Fitzgerald

  • Anthony Stewart Head
    Rupert

  • Ian McElhinney
    Lodger

  • Peggy Aitchison
    Mrs. Orton

  • Cliff Burnett
    Fred Varley

  • Mark Lambert
    Ainsley

  • Ian Bartholomew
    Kristou

  • George Shane
    O'Connor