A Prayer for the Dying
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United Kingdom · 1987
Rated R · 1h 47m
Director Mike Hodges
Starring Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis
Genre Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
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Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"
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