The Guard

1h 36m 2011

Brief Synopsis

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Sergeant Gerry Boyle is an eccentric small-town cop with a confrontational and crass personality and a subversive sense of humor. A longtime policeman in County Galway, Boyle is a maverick with his own moral code. He has seen enough of the world to know there isn't much to it and has had plenty of t

Cast & Crew

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John Michael Mcdonagh

Director

Brendan Gleeson

Don Cheadle

Liam Cunningham

David Wilmot

Rory Keenan

Film Details

Also Known As
Guard, Guard - Ein Ire sieht schwarz, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Ascot Elite; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Element Pictures; Hindsight Media Services, Ltd.; Irish Film Board; The Cutting Edge Group; Timeless Films; U.K. Film Council
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; 24 Bilder; A Contracorriente Films; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Blitz-Cine Star; Eagle Pictures; Element Pictures; Entertainment One; Entertainment One; Entertainment One; Eone; Filmladen Gmbh; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); Premium Film; RCV Distribution; SND-Groupe M6; Scanbox Entertainment; Sfd; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Studiocanal UK
Location
Ireland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

Sergeant Gerry Boyle is an eccentric small-town cop with a confrontational and crass personality and a subversive sense of humor. A longtime policeman in County Galway, Boyle is a maverick with his own moral code. He has seen enough of the world to know there isn't much to it and has had plenty of time to think about it. When a fellow police officer disappears and Boyle's small town becomes key to a large drug trafficking investigation, he is forced to at least feign interest when dealing with the humorless FBI agent Wendell Everett assigned to the case. Left to run his territory to his liking for many years, he is not at all impressed when the FBI comes to town.

Director

John Michael Mcdonagh

Director

Cast

Brendan Gleeson

Don Cheadle

Liam Cunningham

David Wilmot

Rory Keenan

Mark Strong

Fionnuala Flanagan

Dominique Mcelligott

Sarah Greene

Katarina Cas

Ronan Collins

Paraic Nialand

John Patrick Beirn

Liam O¿conghaile

Christopher Kilmartin

Declan Mannion

Laurence Kinlan

Michael Og Lane

Owen Sharpe

Wale Ojo

Mark O'halloran

Gary Lydon

Darren Healy

Conor Moloney

Laura Hitchings

Sharon Kearney

David Pearse

Dermot Healy

Eamonn Olwill

Yuyang Sheilds

Pat Shortt

Gay Mckeon

Colm Gannon

John Michael Mcdonagh

Mary Corcoran

Dominick Hewitt

Giedrius Nagys

Gary Robinson

Crew

Tom Adair

Song

Chet Baker

Song Performer

Paul Brett

Executive Producer

Brendan Byrne

Special Effects Supervisor

Orla Carroll

Hair

Guiseppe Cassia

Song

Don Cheadle

Executive Producer

Liam Clancy

Song Performer

Chris Clark

Producer

Matt Dennis

Song

John Denver

Song Performer

John Denver

Song

Elizabeth Eves

Associate Producer

Morna Ferguson

Makeup Artist

Flora Fernandez-marengo

Producer

Rob Flanagan

Sound Mixer

Liz Gallacher

Music Supervisor

Bobbie Gentry

Song

Bobbie Gentry

Song Performer

Chris Gill

Editor

Ed Guiney

Producer

Chad Hugo

Song

Jina Jay

Casting

Ralph Kamp

Executive Producer

John Paul Kelly

Production Designer

John Paul Kelly

Production Designer

Andrew Lowe

Producer

Lee Magiday

Associate Producer

John Michael Mcdonagh

Screenplay

Martin Mcdonagh

Executive Producer

Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh

Costume Designer

Paul Myler

Line Producer

David Nash

Executive Producer

Donal O'farrell

Stunt Coordinator

Larry Smith

Director Of Photography

Tim Smith

Executive Producer

Harold Stott

Song

Kathryn Tyus-adair

Production Executive

Pharrell Williams

Song

Lenore Zerman

Executive Producer

Film Details

Also Known As
Guard, Guard - Ein Ire sieht schwarz, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Ascot Elite; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Element Pictures; Hindsight Media Services, Ltd.; Irish Film Board; The Cutting Edge Group; Timeless Films; U.K. Film Council
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; 24 Bilder; A Contracorriente Films; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Blitz-Cine Star; Eagle Pictures; Element Pictures; Entertainment One; Entertainment One; Entertainment One; Eone; Filmladen Gmbh; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); Premium Film; RCV Distribution; SND-Groupe M6; Scanbox Entertainment; Sfd; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Studiocanal UK
Location
Ireland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video January 3, 2012

Limited Release in United States Summer July 29, 2011

Released in United States on Video January 3, 2012

Released in United States 2011 (Spotlight)

Released in United States 2011 (World Cinema Dramatic Competition)

Released in United States 2011

Sony Pictures Classics acquired domestic rights at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for an estimated $1 million.

Released in United States 2011 (Summer Showcase)

Limited Release in United States Summer July 29, 2011

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