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A Prayer for the Dying

Freedom always comes with a price.

  • Movie
  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 47m

Directed by Mike Hodges

5.9

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5.9 out of 10 from 120 votes

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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 and crew

  • Mickey Rourke

    Mickey RourkeMartin Fallon

  • Bob Hoskins

    Bob HoskinsFather Michael Da Costa

  • Alan Bates

    Alan BatesJack Meehan

  • Sammi Davis

    Sammi DavisAnna

  • Christopher Fulford

    Christopher FulfordBilly Meehan

  • Liam Neeson

    Liam NeesonLiam Docherty

  • Leonard Termo

    Leonard TermoBonati

  • Camille Coduri

    Camille CoduriJenny Fox

  • Alison Doody

    Alison DoodySiobhan Donovan

  • Maurice O'Connell

    Maurice O'ConnellSuperintendant Miller

  • Karl Johnson

    Karl JohnsonFitzgerald

  • Anthony Stewart Head

    Anthony Stewart HeadRupert

  • Ian McElhinney

    Ian McElhinneyLodger

  • Peggy AitchisonMrs. Orton

  • Cliff Burnett

    Cliff BurnettFred Varley

  • Mark Lambert

    Mark LambertAinsley

  • Ian Bartholomew

    Ian BartholomewKristou

  • George Shane

    George ShaneO'Connor

Director
Mike Hodges
Writer
Jack Higgins, Edmund Ward and Martin Lynch
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
Michael Garfath