| The Outsider | |
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| Directed by | Tony Luraschi |
| Based on | The Heritage of Michael Flaherty by Colin Leinster[1] |
| Produced by | Cinematic Arts B.V.,[2] Philippe Modave (executive)[3] |
| Starring | Craig Wasson Sterling Hayden Patricia Quinn Niall O'Brien |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cinema International Corporation (UK)[4][5] |
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Running time | 128 minutes[8] |
| Language | English |
The Outsider is a 1979 film thriller set largely in Belfast during The Troubles; it was the first film directed by Italian-American Tony Luraschi. The film is based on the book The Heritage of Michael Flaherty by Colin Leinster, and details the fictional experience of an idealistic Irish-American who travels to Ireland and joins the IRA in the 1970s.
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- ^ a b Vaines, Colin (3 November 1979). "'Outsider' opening snubbed by LFF". Screen International. p. 24.
- ^ John Pym (1 January 1989). Time Out film guide. Penguin Books. p. 899. ISBN 978-0-14-029414-9. Retrieved 21 October 2012. – or The Outsider, The (1979, Neth, 128 min) d/sc
- ^ Jürgen Elvert (1994). Nordirland in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Franz Steiner Verlag. pp. 479–. ISBN 978-3-515-06102-5. Retrieved 21 October 2012. – Tony Luraschis Film (GB 1979, nach dem Roman von Colin Leinster)
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