by Eleanor Mannikka
synopsis
The setting is 1941 for this routine action-drama, and Dermott O'Neill (well played by Robert Mitchum) joins up with the IRA in a burst of patriotism. He soon discovers a few flaws in the organization as they plan an attack on England that would coincide with a likely invasion by the Germans. Now ensconced within their ranks, Dermott is hard-put to try to figure out a way to leave the militant group. Action and rounds of old Irish songs, a love interest (Anne Heywood), and a tragedy or two heighten the dramatic interest in this otherwise conventional film.
characteristics
- War
- Nazism
- Ireland
- IRA (Irish Republican Army)
- Plans
- Revolution
- Treason
- Snitch
- Informer
- Revolt
- Informant
- Britain
- Boat
- Betrayal
- Assist
