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A Prayer for the Dying

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.

Director

Mike Hodges

Year

Genre

action, crime, drama

Box Office

$1,432,687

Production

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Awards

1 win

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Martin Fallon

Father Michael Da Costa

Jack Meehan

Anna

Billy Meehan

Christopher Fulford

Liam Docherty

Bonati

Jenny Fox

Superintendant Miller

Maurice O'Connell

Siobhan Donovan

Fitzgerald

Kristou

Ian Bartholomew

Mrs. Orton

Peggy Aitchison

Fred Varley

Rupert

Ainsley

Lance

Krasko

Ellerman

Gaskin, Special Branch

O'Connor

Barman

Lodger

Boy

Publican

Husband

Robert Hamilton

Wife

Cemetery Superindentent

Priest

Ferry Passenger

Jenny's Daughter

Gunn Sara-Catherine

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Billy Meehan Martin Fallon Anna Father Michael Da Costa Jack Meehan Liam Docherty

I could have closed your mouth with a bullet - A Prayer for the Dying

I could have closed your mouth with a bullet

Nobody touches the priest - A Prayer for the Dying

Nobody touches the priest

I do what I fucking please when I fucking please - A Prayer for the Dying

I do what I fucking please when I fucking please

I don't think you quite know who I am Father - A Prayer for the Dying

I don't think you quite know who I am Father

I don't wanna keep waking up every night hearing the screams of young children - A Prayer for the Dying

I don't wanna keep waking up every night hearing the...

So has Martin Fallon hasn't he I'm not so sure he has - A Prayer for the Dying

So has Martin Fallon hasn't he I'm not so sure he...

Have you something to say - A Prayer for the Dying

Have you something to say

There's nothing worth killing or dying for - A Prayer for the Dying

There's nothing worth killing or dying for

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mike Hodges

Writer: Jack Higgins, Edmund Ward, Martin Lynch

Production: The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Genre: action, crime, drama

Year: 1987

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: $1,432,687

Released: 11 Sep 1987

Awards: 1 win

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