The Outsider (1979 film)

The Outsider
Directed byTony Luraschi
Based onThe Heritage of Michael Flaherty
by Colin Leinster
Produced byCinematic Arts B.V., Philippe Modave (executive)
StarringCraig Wasson
Sterling Hayden
Patricia Quinn
Niall O'Brien
Music byKen Thorne
Production
company
Distributed byCinema International Corporation (UK)
Release date
  • 29 November 1979 (1979-11-29) (London)
Running time
128 minutes
LanguageEnglish

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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