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| director = [[Don Sharp]]
| director = [[Don Sharp]]
| producer = Wilfred Eades
| producer = Wilfred Eades<br>'''executive'''<br>William Gell
| writer = Edmund Ward
| writer = Edmund Ward
| based_on = novel by [[Jack Higgins]]
| based_on = novel "A Candle for the Dead" by Hugh Marlow ([[Jack Higgins]])
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Tom Bell (actor)|Tom Bell]]<br>[[Susan Hampshire]]<br>[[Ed Begley]]<br>[[Noel Purcell (actor)|Noel Purcell]]
| starring = [[Tom Bell (actor)|Tom Bell]]<br>[[Susan Hampshire]]<br>[[Ed Begley]]<br>[[Noel Purcell (actor)|Noel Purcell]]
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| cinematography = [[Alan Hume]]
| cinematography = [[Alan Hume]]
| editing = [[Thom Noble]]
| editing = [[Thom Noble]]
| distributor =
| distributor = London Independent Producers
|studio = [[Trio Film]]<br>[[Group W Films]]
| released = 1968
| released = 1968
| runtime = 94 minutes
| runtime = 94 minutes
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'''''The Violent Enemy''''' is a 1968 film directed by [[Don Sharp]] and starring [[Tom Bell (actor)|Tom Bell]], [[Susan Hampshire]], [[Ed Begley]], and [[Noel Purcell (actor)|Noel Purcell]]. The plot concerns an [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] plot to blow up a British power station.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120724211842/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bfada21 ''The Violent Enemy''] at [[British Film Institute|BFI]]</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/unsung-aussie-filmmakers-don-sharp-top-25/|magazine=Filmink|title=Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25|date=July 27, 2019}}</ref>
'''''The Violent Enemy''''' is a 1968 film directed by [[Don Sharp]] and starring [[Tom Bell (actor)|Tom Bell]], [[Susan Hampshire]], [[Ed Begley]], and [[Noel Purcell (actor)|Noel Purcell]]. The plot concerns an [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] plot to blow up a British power station.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120724211842/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bfada21 ''The Violent Enemy''] at [[British Film Institute|BFI]]</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/unsung-aussie-filmmakers-don-sharp-top-25/|magazine=Filmink|title=Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25|date=July 27, 2019}}</ref>

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It was originally known as ''Come the Hero'' and filming began in [[Waterford]] in October 1968.<ref name="times"/>


==Premise==
==Premise==
IRA bomb expert Sean Rogan escapes from prison, and is reluctantly recruited into a scheme to blow up a British electronics factory back in Ireland.
IRA bomb expert Sean Rogan escapes from prison, and is reluctantly recruited into a scheme by IRA leder Colum O'More to blow up a British electronics factory back in Ireland. Rogan wants a peaceful life but O'More insists.

Rogan is given Hannah Costello to assist him. Inspector O'Sullivan is suspicious of Rogan.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Michael Standing (actor)|Michael Standing]] – Fletcher
*[[Michael Standing (actor)|Michael Standing]] – Fletcher
*Philip O'Flynn – Inspector Sullivan
*Philip O'Flynn – Inspector Sullivan
==Production==
The film was based on the novel "A Candle for the Dead" by Hugh Marlow which was published in 1966. The ''Observer'' called it "fast and exciting".<ref>CRIMERATION
Richardson, Maurice. The Observer 14 Aug 1966: 18.</ref>


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It was originally known as ''Came the Hero'' and filming began in [[Waterford]] in October 1968.<ref name="times"/><ref>Aznavour Signs 2-Year Pact
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 12 Oct 1968: c9. </ref>
==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' called it a "moderately interesting if not particularly convincing melodrama".<ref>VIOLENT ENEMY, The
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 36, Iss. 420, (Jan 1, 1969): 178. </ref>
[[Sky Movies]] described it as "one of only a handful of British films to deal with the [[troubles in Ireland]]. Played as a melodrama, the film is efficiently directed by action specialist Don Sharp. Tom Bell has the right air of disillusionment about him as the IRA man who's learned moderation in a British jail".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/the-violent-enemy/review|title=The Violent Enemy|publisher=}}</ref> The ''[[Radio Times]]'' noted, "it's efficiently made, if unsurprising, and familiar American actor Ed Begley is worth watching as the fanatical Irish mastermind behind the scheme."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cvpmx/the-violent-enemy|title=The Violent Enemy|author=John Gammon|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>
[[Sky Movies]] described it as "one of only a handful of British films to deal with the [[troubles in Ireland]]. Played as a melodrama, the film is efficiently directed by action specialist Don Sharp. Tom Bell has the right air of disillusionment about him as the IRA man who's learned moderation in a British jail".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/the-violent-enemy/review|title=The Violent Enemy|publisher=}}</ref> The ''[[Radio Times]]'' noted, "it's efficiently made, if unsurprising, and familiar American actor Ed Begley is worth watching as the fanatical Irish mastermind behind the scheme."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cvpmx/the-violent-enemy|title=The Violent Enemy|author=John Gammon|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0063781}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0063781}}
*[http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150064353 The Violent Enemy] at BFI

{{Don Sharp}}
{{Don Sharp}}


Revision as of 08:41, 5 July 2020

The Violent Enemy
Directed byDon Sharp
Written byEdmund Ward
Based onnovel "A Candle for the Dead" by Hugh Marlow (Jack Higgins)
Produced byWilfred Eades
executive
William Gell
StarringTom Bell
Susan Hampshire
Ed Begley
Noel Purcell
CinematographyAlan Hume
Edited byThom Noble
Music byJohn Scott (as Patrick John Scott)
Production
companies
Distributed byLondon Independent Producers
Release date
1968
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£250,000[1]

The Violent Enemy is a 1968 film directed by Don Sharp and starring Tom Bell, Susan Hampshire, Ed Begley, and Noel Purcell. The plot concerns an IRA plot to blow up a British power station.[2][3]

Premise

IRA bomb expert Sean Rogan escapes from prison, and is reluctantly recruited into a scheme by IRA leder Colum O'More to blow up a British electronics factory back in Ireland. Rogan wants a peaceful life but O'More insists.

Rogan is given Hannah Costello to assist him. Inspector O'Sullivan is suspicious of Rogan.

Cast

Production

The film was based on the novel "A Candle for the Dead" by Hugh Marlow which was published in 1966. The Observer called it "fast and exciting".[4]

It was originally known as Came the Hero and filming began in Waterford in October 1968.[1][5]

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin called it a "moderately interesting if not particularly convincing melodrama".[6]

Sky Movies described it as "one of only a handful of British films to deal with the troubles in Ireland. Played as a melodrama, the film is efficiently directed by action specialist Don Sharp. Tom Bell has the right air of disillusionment about him as the IRA man who's learned moderation in a British jail".[7] The Radio Times noted, "it's efficiently made, if unsurprising, and familiar American actor Ed Begley is worth watching as the fanatical Irish mastermind behind the scheme."[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Filming starts in Waterford. Was shot in Ardmore Studios, Bray, Co. Wicklow and on location in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford". The Irish Times. 12 October 1968. p. 8.
  2. ^ The Violent Enemy at BFI
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 July 2019). "Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25". Filmink.
  4. ^ CRIMERATION Richardson, Maurice. The Observer 14 Aug 1966: 18.
  5. ^ Aznavour Signs 2-Year Pact Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 12 Oct 1968: c9.
  6. ^ VIOLENT ENEMY, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 36, Iss. 420, (Jan 1, 1969): 178.
  7. ^ "The Violent Enemy".
  8. ^ John Gammon. "The Violent Enemy". RadioTimes.


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