Movie
The Devil's Own
Overview
Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-03-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Harrison Ford as Tom O'Meara
- Brad Pitt as Rory Devaney
- Margaret Colin as Sheila O'Meara
- Rubén Blades as Edwin Diaz
- Treat Williams as Billy Burke
- George Hearn as Peter Fitzsimmons
- Mitchell Ryan as Chief Jim Kelly
- Natascha McElhone as Megan Doherty
- Paul Ronan as Sean Phelan
- Simon Jones as Harry Sloan
- Julia Stiles as Bridget O'Meara
- Ashley Acarino as Morgan O'Meara
Crew
- Alan J. Pakula - Director
- David Aaron Cohen - Screenplay
- Vincent Patrick - Screenplay
- Kevin Jarre - Screenplay
- Kevin Jarre - Story
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