A Prayer For The Dying

Name: A Prayer For The Dying
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1987-09-11
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Sammi Davis, Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates

– Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 47 Minutes

Release Year:

1987

A Prayer For The Dying — A Prayer for the Dying (1987)

Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"

Styles:

Surprise Ending, Rough, Exciting, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Filming Locations:

Ireland, London, England, Europe

Genre:

Crime, Action, Thriller, Drama

A Prayer for the Dying (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Sep 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Mike Hodges

Story Written By:

Martin Lynch, Edmund Ward, Jack Higgins

Main Actors:

Sammi Davis, Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates

Plot:

Martin Fallon is an IRA bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck but instead kills a bus load of school children. He loses heart and quits the movement and goes to London trying to leave the U.K. and start a new life. The IRA wants him back (he knows too much) and the local crime boss, Meehan, will only help him if he performs one last hit, on a rival crime boss. When Fallon does perform the hit, he is seen by a catholic priest. He refuses to kill an innocent again and must find a way to escape the police without killing the priest who can identify him.

Awards:

1 win.

Production Company:

Virgin Vision

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

56%