The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
John Mills
as Terence Sullivan
Dirk Bogarde
as Matt Sullivan
Robert Beatty
as Shinto
Elizabeth Sellars
as Maureen Fagan
Barbara Mullen
as Molly Fagan
Eddie Byrne
as Flynn
Joseph Tomelty
as Dr Brannigan
Gilbert Harding
as Henry Truethome
James Kenney
as Johnny Fagan
Liam Redmond
as Connolly
Jack MacGowran
as Patsy McGuire
Michael Golden
as Murphy