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2011

The Guard

When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they must settle their differences in order to take down a dangerous gang.

Credits

Director

John Michael McDonagh

Producers

Flora Fernández-Marengo , Chris Clark , Andrew Lowe

Writer

John Michael McDonagh

Cinematographer

Larry Smith

Composers

John Convertino , Joey Burns , Calexico

Cast

Brendan Gleeson , Don Cheadle , Liam Cunningham , Mark Strong , Katarina Čas , David Wilmot , Rory Keenan , Laurence Kinlan , Dominique McElligott , Sarah Greene

Studios

Element Pictures , Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland , Prescience , Reprisal Films , UK Film Council , Crescendo Productions , Aegis Film Fund , EDS Pictures

Genres

Crime Thriller Comedy Action

Posters

5
The Guard (2011) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Guard (2011) international poster - US
US international
The Guard (2011) character poster - US
US character
The Guard (2011) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Guard (2011) imax poster - US
US imax

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