Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity.
Patrick McGoohan
as Thomas Crimmin
Sylvia Syms
as Kathleen
Walter Macken
as Regan
Dermot Kelly
as Donnelly
Jack Cunningham
as Chief Warder
Hilton Edwards
as Holy Healy
Philip O'Flynn
as Prison Governor
Leo McCabe
as Dr Flyn
Norman Rodway
as Lavery
Marie Kean
as Mrs. O'Hara
Pauline Delaney
as Mickser's Wife
Geoffrey Golden
as 1st Customs Official
