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Writer:
John Michael McDonagh (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 July 2011 (Ireland) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Thriller See more »
Plot:
An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 21 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)
Ronan Collins ... Young Man in Car
Paraic Nialand ... Young Man in Car
John Patrick Beirne ... Young Man in Car
Liam O'Conghaile ... Young Man in Car
Christopher Kilmartin ... Young Man in Car

Brendan Gleeson ... Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Rory Keenan ... Garda Aidan McBride
Declan Mannlen ... James McCormick

Laurence Kinlan ... Photographer
Michael Og Lane ... Eugene Moloney (as Mícheál Óg Lane)

Liam Cunningham ... Francis Sheehy-Skelfington
Owen Sharpe ... Billy Devaney

Fionnula Flanagan ... Eileen Boyle

Wale Ojo ... Doctor Oleyuwo

Don Cheadle ... FBI agent Wendell Everett
Mark O'Halloran ... Garda No. 1
Gary Lydon ... Garda Inspector Gerry Stanton
Darren Healy ... Jimmy Moody
Conor Moloney ... Detective
Laura Hitchings ... Female Garda
David Wilmot ... Liam O'Leary

Mark Strong ... Clive Cornell

Katarina Cas ... Gabriela McBride
Sarah Greene ... Sinead Mulligan

Dominique McElligott ... Aoife O'Carroll
Sharon Kearney ... Woman at Bartley's House
David Pearse ... Bartley
Dermot Healy ... Old Farmer
Eamonn Olwill ... Priest
Yuyang Sheilds ... Diner Waitress
Pat Shortt ... Colum Hennessey
Gay McKeon ... Musician
Mary Corcoran ... Musician
Colm Gannon ... Musician
Johnny McDonagh ... Musician
Dominick Hewitt ... Henchman

Giedrius Nagys ... Henchman
Gary Robinson ... Henchman
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Directed by
John Michael McDonagh 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Michael McDonagh  screenplay

Produced by
Paul Brett .... executive producer
Don Cheadle .... executive producer
Chris Clark .... producer
Elizabeth Eves .... associate producer
Flora Fernandez-Marengo .... producer
Ed Guiney .... producer
Ralph Kamp .... executive producer
Andrew Lowe .... producer
Lee Magiday .... associate producer
Martin McDonagh .... executive producer
Paul Myler .... line producer
David Nash .... executive producer
Tim Smith .... executive producer
Lenore Zerman .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Calexico 
 
Cinematography by
Larry Smith 
 
Film Editing by
Chris Gill 
 
Casting by
Jina Jay 
 
Production Design by
John Paul Kelly 
 
Art Direction by
Lucy van Lonkhuyzen 
 
Costume Design by
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh 
 
Makeup Department
Lorraine Brennan .... assistant hair stylist
Orla Carrol .... chief hair stylist
Morna Ferguson .... makeup department head
Niamh O'Loan .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Michelle Brassil .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Hayes .... trainee assistant director
Andrew Hegarty .... first assistant director
Alex Jones .... second assistant director
Nicola Long .... trainee assistant director
Jonathan Shaw .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Eddie Arkins .... stand-by stagehand
John Arkins .... stagehand
Thomas Arkins .... stagehand
Alex Bassett .... daily construction
Simon Boyd .... chargehand stand-by props
Gay Byrn .... props runaround
Temple Clark .... storyboard artist
Christine Fitzgerald .... trainee art department
Mick Flood .... property master (as Michael Flood)
Cathy Hegarty .... daily buyer assistant
Paul Keogh .... carpenter
Sarah Kingston .... prop buyer
Anna Kirwan .... stand-by art director
Tom Lundy .... master painter
Tom Lundy .... stand-by painter
Ed Norton .... construction manager
Liam O'Riain .... supervising carpenter
David Oldham .... carpenter
Irina Pawassar .... stand-by props
John Porter .... dressing props
Frank Rizzo .... poster artist
Brendan Stephens .... painter
Julie Tierney .... trainee props
Graham Waters .... standby carpenter
 
Sound Department
Niall Brady .... sound designer
Michelle Cunniffe .... adr mixer
Michelle Cunniffe .... sound re-recording mixer
Tom Deane .... adr recordist
Andrew Douglas .... assistant sound
Caoimhe Doyle .... foley artist
Steve Fanagan .... sound effects editor
Mark Fitzpatrick .... adr recordist
Robert Flanagan .... production sound mixer
Ken Galvin .... sound re-recording mixer
Tom Johnson .... sound re-recording mixer
Brian Magrum .... adr recordist
Jean McGrath .... foley mixer
Paul Naughton .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Aidan Byrne .... special effects crew
Brendan Byrne .... special effects coordinator
Paul Byrne .... pyrotechnician
Michael Kearns .... special effects crew
Jimmy Lumsden .... special effects crew
Pat Redmond .... special effects crew
 
Visual Effects by
Aled Rhys Jones .... visual effects artist
 
Stunts
Dominick Hewitt .... stunts
Phil Lonergan .... stunts
Giedrius Nagys .... stunts
Donal O'Farrell .... stunt coordinator
Gary Robinson .... stunt performer
Donal O'Farrell .... driving double (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Binnall .... camera operator
Pete Cavaciuti .... steadicam operator
Stephen Doyle .... daily rigging gaffer
Owen Farrell .... clapper loader
John Gamble .... director of photography: second unit
John Gamble .... first assistant
John Gamble .... focus puller
Damien Heffernan .... practical electrician
Jonathan Hession .... stills photographer
Colm Hogan .... stills photographer
David Keith .... daily grip
Frankie Leonard .... trainee clapper loader
John Marzano .... aerial dp
James McGuire .... gaffer
Kelly McLaughlin .... daily electrician
Darrell Murphy .... b camera grip
John Murphy .... daily grip
Ronan Murphy .... grip
Stephen Murphy .... steadicam operator
Sean Murray .... video assist
David O'Connor .... camera crane operator
John Martin O'Flatharta .... electrician
Micheal O'Mogáin .... best boy
Andrew O'Reilly .... clapper loader: second unit
Robert Palmer .... daily focus puller
Ingrid Whelan .... daily electrician
 
Casting Department
Alex Duxbury .... casting assistant
Nick McGinley .... child casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ciara McArdle .... costume supervisor
Aoife Mcbride .... costume trainee
Debbie Millington .... costume assistant
 
Editorial Department
Gary Curran .... digital intermediate colorist
Warren Dowling .... digital intermediate finishing editor
Jim Duggan .... post-production supervisor
Alan Freir .... assistant editor
Nathan Nugent .... additional editing
Jodie Davidson .... colorist: dailies (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Liz Gallacher .... music supervisor
Kathleen Hasay .... music supervision assistant
Fen Ikner .... music recordist
Craig Schumacher .... music mixer
 
Transportation Department
Reggie Blain Jr. .... facilities captain
Willie Cooley .... facility driver
Padraic Faherty .... generator driver
Junior Farrell .... facility driver
Matthew Hennessy .... action vehicles
John Kavanagh .... transportation captain
Pat Larkin .... unit driver
Graham McWilliams .... driver
Mick Murphy .... driver
Paul Taylor .... facility driver
 
Other crew
Sarah Arnott .... svp production & acquisitions: Metropolis
Lawrence Atkinson .... unit publicist
Elizabeth Blackledge .... commercial manager: Aegis Film Fund
Andrew Boucher .... managing director: Santx
Elaine Burke .... assistant production coordinator
Yvonne Burke .... production coordinator
Mark Byrne .... business & legal executive: Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board
Clarissa Caleo-Green .... creative coordinator: BFI
Erin Cancino .... assistant to Chris Clark
Sally Caplan .... head of premiere fund: BFI
Isabel Chick .... production accountant: Prescience
Miriam Coleman .... assistant location manager
Louise Cornally .... production finance executive: element pictures
Anders Erden .... business & legal affairs: Metropolis International Sales Limited
Will Evans .... head of business affairs: BFI
Ross Flannery .... production assistant
Lucia Foster Found .... aerial operations coordinator
Clare Hardwick .... business affairs manager: Prescience
Clare Hardwick .... business affairs
Paula Heffernan .... post production coordinator
Paula Heffernan .... production coordinator: element pictures
Vince Holden .... head of production finance: BFI
Frank Hunter .... marine crew
Gordon Hunter .... marine crew
Therese Kelly .... extras coordinator
Clare Kennedy .... head of administration: Prescience
John Paul LeBon .... assistant location manager
Fiona McConnell .... busienss affairs executive: element pictures
John McKenna .... armourer
Jamie Molloy .... locations trainee
Fiona Morham .... head of production: BFI
Des Mulreany .... marine crew
Darragh Noonan .... accountant: element pictures
Emma Norton .... development executive: element pictures
Eugene O'Connor .... production assistant: element pictures
Ciara O'Donnell .... extras coordinator
Rossa O'Neill .... locations trainee
Donal O'Sullivan .... marine crew
Victoria Owens .... office manager: element pictures
Simon Perry .... chief executive: Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board
Noirin Holland Roy .... assistant accountant
Alistair Rumball .... marine coordinator
Arthur Rumball .... marine crew
Jemma Sands .... film marketing manager: Prescience
Jemma Sands .... head of marketing: Metropolis
Emma Scott .... production executive: Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board
Jim Shortall .... production accountant
Graham Smith .... unit publicist
Andy Stephens .... aerial operations manager
Mary Martin Sullivan .... assistant accountant
Michael Swan .... location manager
Anne Warter .... extras coordinator
Kathleen Weir .... script supervisor
Sonja Otto .... daily locations trainee (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Noëlette Buckley .... thanks
Anne V. Coates .... thanks
Kay Liberman .... thanks
Jonathan Loughran .... very special thanks
Neil Richards .... the director would like to thank
Colin Vaines .... special thanks
Natascha Wharton .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"A guardista" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Cuvar zakona" - Croatia (imdb display title)
"Ektos nomou & hronou" - Greece (imdb display title)
"El guardia" - Argentina (imdb display title)
"L'Irlandais" - France (imdb display title)
"O Guarda" - Brazil (imdb display title)
"Shomer hok" - Israel (Hebrew title) (imdb display title)
"The Guard - Ein Ire sieht schwarz" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Un poliziotto da happy hour" - Italy (imdb display title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, drug material and sexual content
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
Germany:96 min
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English | Irish Gaelic
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Ireland:15A | USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:16 | Brazil:14 | UK:15 | France:U | Argentina:13 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18
Filming Locations:
Barna, County Galway, IrelandSee more »
Company:
Reprisal FilmsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Boyle states that he was 4th in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, in 1500m freestyle swimming. In the end of the movie Everett says that it's not true, and the photographer kid replies: 'It's easy to look up'. In the 1988 Olympics the 4th place in this event was won by an Irishman indeed, but his name is "Pat MacGonnegal". The other contestants mentioned were real: two Germans won the 2nd and 3rd place (Stefan Pfeiffer and Uwe Dassler respectively), while the 1st place was won by the Soviet Vladimir Salnikov.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: (00:03:30) When Sergeant Gerry Boyle is first meeting Garda Aidan McBride at the murder scene, he stops his police car while the windshield wipers are up. In the immediate next shoot they are down.See more »
Quotes:
Sergeant Gerry Boyle:I'm Irish. Racism is part of my culture.See more »
Movie Connections:
References 8½ (1963)See more »
Soundtrack:
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25 out of 36 people found the following review useful.
Protecting comedy, 8 September 2011
Author: kosmasp

I really don't like those phrases but this movie deserves the "instant classic" tag in my book. B. Gleeson is just amazing and seeing Don Cheadle having a role where he is actually acting is a treat in itself too. He has shown so much potential (Hotel Rwanda to name but one movie), but has done quite a few awful movies too, that I always relish him in the ones that actually are good.

But it's the Gleeson show here and the guy shows he can carry a movie alone. He is funny, witty and his character is quite hard to define. Actually a sort of Dujardin "OSS 117", but more realistically and more cynically I guess. Or if you want to go old school, Pink Panther it is. There is not enough good words I can say about this, so I suggest you go ahead and watch it yourself :o)

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