The Outsider (1980)
- Directed by
- Tony Luraschi
- Genre
- drama, history
- Country
- Ireland
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An idealistic Irish-American man travels to Ireland in the 1970s and joins the IRA. His passion for the cause pulls him into the violent reality of The Troubles in Belfast.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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