A young Irish woman hates England so much she becomes a spy for Germany.A young Irish woman hates England so much she becomes a spy for Germany.A young Irish woman hates England so much she becomes a spy for Germany.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Danny Quilty
- (as W. O'Gorman)
Storyline
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- TriviaMinehead mechanic and taxi driver, William Baker, was hired to ferry the cast around. As a reward, they placed him in the film as the man cleaning paint off the vandalised statue
- GoofsIn Devon in June 1944, sunset would be after 10 p.m. (Double Summer Time), and, indeed, when the clock strikes 9 and Bridie suddenly ends her date with David, they are seen moving against a daytime sky. Yet in the prisoner scene occurring simultaneously, it's fully dark.
- Quotes
J. Miller: You should visit England one day. You may change your mind.
Bridie Quilty: There's no need. I've an aunt there who has told me all about it. She says the upper classes are cringing and always moaning about their troubles, and the lower classes are arrogant and think they own the Earth.
J. Miller: I thought it was the other way round.
Bridie Quilty: My aunt runs a servants' registry office.
J. Miller: Ah!
Bridie Quilty: There's no "ah" about it. She hates the whole lot of them, and so do I. My father fought for Ireland against the English in 1916, and if I ever get the chance I shall do the same.
J. Miller: For a subject of a neutral country, aren't you being a little belligerent?
Bridie Quilty: There's nothing belligerent about it. It's entirely a question of which side I'm neutral on.
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- SoundtracksKelly the Boy from Killane
Irish folk song
Sung by the men in the pub
She leaves home for Dublin, where she wants to join the IRA, but is recruited by the Germans.
She gets entangled with Trevor Howard, a British officer, and conflicting loyalties ensue for both.
It's a classy piece, finely acted, atmospherically shot. There's suspense, humour, romance, and a strong plot. Kerr lives up to the three-dimensional role, and the rest of the cast give sterling support.
Well worthwhile.
- Penfold-13
- Sep 6, 1999
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- Also known as
- The Adventuress
- Filming locations
- County Wexford, Ireland(on location)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1