Dead men walking is an independent 2005 zombie movie directed by peter mervis and written by mike watt. Last week saw the release of the film fifty dead men walking, a thriller adapted from the book of the same name by martin mcgartland, a working class belfast boy who became both a respected. Le film fifty dead men walking 2008 vostfr film complet. Director tim robbins, who cowrote the script with prejean, sets the ugliness of his death row convict and that mans violent actions against a moving pakistani sufi devotional chantinginfluenced score by david robbins. Fifty dead men walking on dvd movie synopsis and info.
Deleted scenes from the fifty dead men walking dvd extras. This spring sturgess will star in kari skoglands independent film, fifty dead men walking, starring opposite sir ben kingsley in a role that garnered the actor a nomination for the 2009 vancouver film critics award for best performance by an actor in a candadian film. In the 1980s, when the irish civil conflict was at its most treacherous, 22yearold martin mcgartland jim. Though somewhat uneven in places, fifty dead men walking is a gripping portrayal of irelands violent history, carried by the strong performances of its. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fifty dead men walking near you. Fifty dead men walking is a 2008 englishlanguage crime thriller film written and directed by kari skogland. When you cross the line theres no going back based on martin mcgartlands real life story as a informant for the british police to spy on the ira. Fifty dead men walking trailer opens july 31, 2009 by. One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter. Set in belfast in 1980 where the irish republican army is waging an allout insurgent war against the british occupation, martin mcgartland is a young smalltime belfast hustler recruited by a wily british intelligence agent to infiltrate the ira. Fifty dead men walking premiered at this years toronto international film festival and won best feature film at the vancouver film festival. The film also won the 2009 vancouver film critics award for the best british columbia film. Mcgartland was still in hiding at the time of the films release, with the films title taken from a comment that he had protected a total of fifty people during his time undercover. In the 1980s, when the irish civil conflict was at its most treacherous, 22yearold martin mcgartland jim sturgess was recruited by the british police to infiltrate and spy on the ira.
August 26, 2009 tweet share post bookmark subscribe fifty dead men walking furthers the legacy of jim sheridan and other directors who have made a. The heroic true story of a british agent inside the ira martin mcgartland. A victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his owner as a sideshow freak. Watch the movie trailer for fifty dead men walking 2009. The informers standing is memorably captured in kari skoglands new film fifty dead men walking by a father grieving at the graveside of his executed son.
Martin mcgartland inspired by the book fifty dead man walking, nicholas davies inspired by. Now, though, with the reemergence of paramilitaries, fifty dead men walking stands as an alltoohorrible reminder of what everyone thought had been left behind. Based on martin mcgartlands shocking real life story, martin is a young lad from west belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the british police to spy on the ira. Sarandon gives an exceptional performance as a servant of god in conflict as she. The title refers to the fifty lives that martin claims to have saved as an informant for the british government against the irish republican army, and was filmed on location in county down in northern ireland. Cine politics a discussion on the film fifty dead men walking 22 04 2009 by presstv2009. Its all but impossible to tell a story about the historical conflict in northern ireland without picking a side. Watch martin mcgartland film fifty dead men walking. Kari skoglands fifty dead men walking takes a simpler, more direct approach. With ben kingsley, jim sturgess, kevin zegers, natalie press. Please note while the feature film is viewable on all bluray players the special features may be in standard definitionpal format and thus may not be viewable on us br players. Its 1989, and in a belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal marty mcgartland is recruited by the british police to infiltrate the ira.
Released by moviescore media in 2009 mmd0005 containing music from fifty dead men walking 2009. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the ira whilst feeding information to his british handler and saving lives in the process. Martin quickly uses his natural instincts as a con man to get inside the. The decibels, energy and overall quality are high in writerdirector kari skoglands fifty dead men walking, her supremely wellmade, highly stylized, graphic tale of northern irelands. Fifty dead men walking full movie martin mcgartland, nicholas. Belfast hoodlum martin jim sturgess is recruited by a british agent ben kingsley to infiltrate the ira during the height of the northern irish conflict a. Overall fifty dead men walking is more about what it is not rather than what it is. Starring jim sturgess, ben kingsley, kevin zegers, natalie press, rose mcgowan. It is a loose adaptation of martin mcgartlands 1997. Fifty dead men walking 2008 regarder par ben kingsley, jim sturgess, kevin zegers, natalie press. As a film set in the troubles, it doesnt do a particularly good job depicting them. Financial analysis of fifty dead men walking 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Cowan, elsie choi, kari skogland, martin mcgartland, nicholas davies.
Movie trailer for the 2008 film, fifty dead men walking courtesy of tva films. It is not a complete washout and is worth watching but it fails to be anything. The british want to retain northern ireland as part of the united kingdom. Guided by special forces officer fergus, mcgartland gains unparalleled insight into the organisations dealings, providing his british handler with priceless, lifesaving information. Fifty dead men walking is a 2008 film that is a loose adaptation of martin mcgartlands autobiography of the same name starring jim sturgess, ben kingsley, kevin zegers and rose mcgowan. Martin quickly uses his natural instincts as a con man to get inside the ira and starts feeding information to the. Fifty dead men walking is a crime thriller inspired by the four years that undercover agent martin mcgartland spent in deep cover with the ira. Ronan bennett on the film fifty dead men walking film. Buy fifty dead men walking reprint by martin mcgartland isbn. Though somewhat uneven in places, fifty dead men walking is a. The supporting cast do their turns reasonably well but only press really stands out as she brings a bit of emotion and discussion to the film. Doch je tiefer er einsteigt, desto lebensgefahrlicher wird seine situation, bis er eines tages auffliegt. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the ira whilst.
Jim sturgess in fifty dead men walking 2008 fifty dead men walking 2008 rose mcgowan. The film is as near to the truth as earth is to pluto. It features a zombie outbreak at a maximum security prison. British troops occupy the city and are at war with the irish republican army. The teaser trailer for fifty dead men walking jim sturgess dynamic in last years across the universe turns in a starmaking performance opposite ben kingsley in fifty dead men walking, a sweeping political thriller that gives a face to what northern ireland wryly calls the troubles. Delving into a true life story of an ira infiltration, fifty dead men walking is well acted and mostly engaging, but does little to differentiate itself from any of the films in its genre. Le film fifty dead men walking 2008 vostfr admin 20170507t23. Fifty dead men walking is based on martin mcgartlands shocking real life story of a young lad sturgess from west belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the british police to spy on the ira. Fifty dead men walking soundtrack from 2009, composed by ben mink. In an early scene in the film, martin looks over at ray who is standing amongst a group of children. Based on the true story of joseph merrick called john merrick in the film, a severely deformed man in 19th century london. The complexities of the troubles are portrayed in a very simplistic fashion and this detracts from the overall impact of the film. For more than four years, martin mcgartland lived a doublel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The film will be released in the uk on 10th april 2009. Taking place from 19871991, martin jim sturgess works his way up the ranks of the ira, while keeping his informant with the police fergis ben kingsley at bay. Martin is a young lad from west belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by. Kari skogland loosely based on martin marty mcgartland during his time reluctantly infiltrating the ira to which some of his childhood friends are members fandom. The decibels, energy and overall quality are high in writerdirector kari skoglands fifty dead men. Its also proved bit of a minefield for the filmmakers. Though guarded by three armed ira men, in a desperate bid for freedom, he dived from a third floor window.
Fifty dead men walking film complet en entier streaming vf francais 2008 qualite hd en sortira le dans le theatre. Directed by kari skogland and starring ben kingsley, jim sturgess, kevin zegers and natalie press. The film can now be seen on the sci fi channel in the united states. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. This breathtaking story is now a major film starring sir ben kingsley and jim sturgess. Fifty dead men walking internet movie firearms database. Telecharger dead men walking film complet en francais vf. Jim sturgess and ben kingsley in fifty dead men walking.