Fifty Dead Men Walking

– Based on Martin McGartland's real life story as a informant for the British Police to spy on the IRA..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 57 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)

Based on Martin McGartland's real life story as a informant for the British Police to spy on the IRA. Taking place from 1987-1991, Martin (Jim Sturgess) works his way up the ranks of the IRA, while keeping his informant with the police Fergis (Ben Kingsley) at bay. In the process he saved numerous lives and is still in hiding from the IRA today.

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Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Aug 2009

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.

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writer:

Martin McGartland (inspired by the book "Fifty Dead Man Walking"), Nicholas Davies (inspired by the book "Fifty Dead Man Walking"), Kari Skogland

Main Actors:

Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Zegers, Natalie Press

Plot:

Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story. Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives in the process.

Awards:

7 wins & 6 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,748,442

Production:

Phase 4 Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
Metacritic:
57%