The Outsider

1979Movie⏱️ 2h 2mR

DramaHistoryThriller

⭐ 6.9

IMDB Rating

346 votes

A young American man joins the IRA in Ireland but soon finds out that he is being used for political purposes and propaganda.

Director

Tony Luraschi

Writers

Colin Leinster, Tony Luraschi

Stars

Craig Wasson, Sterling Hayden, Patricia Quinn

Release Date

June 11, 1981

Language

English

Country

Netherlands, United States

💬 13

Reviews

📋 1.1K

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🎭 Top Cast

Craig Wasson

as Michael Flaherty

Sterling Hayden

as Seamus Flaherty

Patricia Quinn

as Siobhan

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Niall O'Brien

as Emmet Donovan

T.P. McKenna

as John Russell

Niall Toibin

as The Farmer

Frank Grimes

as Tony Coyle

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Elizabeth Begley

as Mrs. Cochran

Bosco Hogan

as Finbar Donovan

Ray McAnally

as MacWhirter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Production

Cinematic Arts B.V.

🏷️ Keywords

american in irelandthe northern ireland conflictamerican overseasbelfast northern irelandnorthern ireland

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DramaHistoryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A lost treasure!

by kdzungri • 2004-08-03

9/10

"Years ago I was hanging out with friends at my house. Out of boredom, we turned on the TV to our one cable channel (I told you it was years ago!) and saw this movie. The story caught our interest. Craig Wasson plays a Vietnam veteran who goes to Northern Ireland and joins the IRA. Seems that his uncle Seamus (Sterling Hayden) told stories of about how he fought heroically for the IRA in the old days. Craig was disillusioned by his experience in Vietnam, and decides to redeem himself by fighting for a cause where the good guys (the IRA) are obviously in the right and the bad guys (the British) ..."