Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
The Informer has generally received positive reviews.
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By Philip French (1,151) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 17 Oct 1968
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The Informer was released in 1935 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 59 reviews, giving The Informer (1935) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 71%.
With a score of 71%, The Informer is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1935, which stands at 62%.
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