The Devil's Own overview

The Devils Own

Synopsis:

A policeman plays Good Samaritan to a visitor from Ireland, only to discover that he has a potentially deadly secret. Belfast-born Frankie McGuire (Brad Pitt) saw his father gunned down by enemy soldiers at the age of eight, and when he grew up he joined the Irish Republican Army, determined that one day his father's death would be avenged. An especially ruthless "volunteer," Frankie is responsible for the death of 13 British soldiers and 11 policemen. After a particularly bloody battle, Frankie sails to the United States in a ragged tugboat he has restored; with a huge bundle of cash, Frankie intends to buy a stock of Stinger missiles from an underground arms dealer in America, Billy Burke (Treat Williams).


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Alan J. Pakula
  • Studio: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • Year: 1997
  • Run Time: 111 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Set in: New York City, NY
  • MPAA Rating: R (for strong brutal violence, and for language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Thriller
  • Filmed in: Color

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