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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

Editor

Chris Gill

Production Design

John Paul Kelly

Costume Design

Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh

Composers

Joey Burns , John Convertino , Calexico

Casting

Jina Jay

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

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
The Guard (2011) movie poster
The Guard (2011) movie poster
The Guard (2011) movie poster
The Guard (2011) movie poster
The Guard (2011) movie poster

Awards

0 wins, 2 nominations
Nom Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Brendan Gleeson 2012
Nom Best Original Screenplay John Michael McDonagh The Guard 2012

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