The Violent Enemy (1967)
- Directed by
- Don Sharp
- Genre
- drama, crime
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An IRA member plans to sabotage a British power station. The plot unfolds through a series of dangerous maneuvers and personal conflicts.
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What happens
The Violent Enemy (also known as Came the Hero) is a 1969 film directed by Don Sharp and starring Tom Bell, Susan Hampshire, Ed Begley, and Noel Purcell. It was written by Edmund Ward based on the 1966 novel A Candle for the Dead by Hugh Marlow (as Jack Higgins). The plot concerns an IRA plot to blow up a British power station. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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