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Hennessy

1975Movie1 h 43 min

52

MediocreGoodWatch score

52

MediocreGoodWatch score

Letterboxd

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Former Irish Republican Army member Niall Hennessy lives in Belfast, Ireland, with his wife and daughter amid the ongoing Irish-British conflict. Though he still knows people in the IRA, including fugitive leader Tobin, Niall has given up his violent ways.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

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Graphic violence bothers you
You want something quiet and calm

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Fingerprint

Gets your pulse racing.
Leaves you shaken.
Keeps you on edge.
Draws you into power games.
Puts you inside a crime.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 52
Letterboxd · 978 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.2
Audience score30%
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104103
Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
1975
December 31, 1975
51 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaAction
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceIntense
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 27
Directing · 4
Don Sharp Director
Anne Edwards Continuity
Barry Langley Assistant Director
Mike Higgins Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
John Gay Screenplay
Richard Johnson Original Story
Production · 10
Samuel Z. Arkoff Executive Producer
Peter Snell Producer
Irene Lamb Casting
Steve Previn Production Executive
Tim Hampton Production Supervisor
Dennison Thornton Publicist
Camera · 4
Ernest Steward Director of Photography
Harry Gillard Still Photographer
Herbert Smith Camera Operator
Michael Temple Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
Eric Boyd-Perkins Editor
Sound · 6
John Scott Original Music Composer, Conductor
David Stephenson Boom Operator
Gerry Humphreys Sound
Ian MacGregor-Scott Assistant Sound Editor
Vernon Messenger Sound Editor
Les Hammond Sound
Art · 4
Ray Simm Production Design
Simon Wakefield Set Dresser, Set Decoration
Bert Davey Art Direction
Alf Pegley Props
Costume & Make-Up · 5
Ronnie Cogan Hairdresser
Camilla Farmer Costume Coordinator
Jackie Cummins Wardrobe Supervisor
Tom Smith Makeup Artist
Gerry Rex Wigmaker
Other crew · 3
Gerry Crampton Stunt Coordinator
John Richardson Special Effects
Vic Armstrong Stunts

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