The Guard(Movie, 2011)

Name: The Guard
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2011
Duration: T01:36:00
Rating: 3.5

| 1h 36min | Genres: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 501 votes)

The Guard is a 2011 Irish buddy cop comedy film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham. The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success. Both Gleeson and Cheadle received acclaim for their performances, with Gleeson receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination. McDonagh was in turn nominated for a BAFTA Award for his writing achievement. It is the most successful independent Irish film of all time in terms of Irish box-office receipts, overtaking The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006). ()

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 35min

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Duration: 1h 36min

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Amazon Instant Video

Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 35min

Apple / iTunes Store

Duration: 1h 36min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD

About The Guard

When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they must settle their differences in order to take down a dangerous gang.

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Trailer for The Guard + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer 2(Trailer, 1:34)

Trailer 2 (Trailer) | The Guard | Official Trailer HD (2011) (Trailer) | Trailer 1 (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.sonyclassics.com

Production country: Ireland

Plays in: Republic of Ireland

Made by: Element Pictures, UK Film Council, Prescience, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Aegis Film Fund, Reprisal Films, Crescendo Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Irish (GA)

Translated into 27 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Malayalam (ML), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/29/2011 (World premiere: 07/07/2011)

Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Fionnula Flanagan, Dominique McElligott, Pat Shortt

Director: John Michael McDonagh

Producer: Chris Clark

Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh

Executive Producer: Martin McDonagh

Film Editor: Chris Gill

Director of Photography: Larry Smith

Composer: Calexico

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Guarda"

"坏守卫"

"El irlandés"

"L'Irlandais"

"A Guardista"

"Pomáhať a chrániť"

"El Guardia"

"國民警衛隊"

"Вбити ірландця"

Keywords: rural area, prostitute, drug smuggling, blackmail, buddy cop

Budget: 6,000,000 USD

Revenue: 19,560,274 USD (= 326%)

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The Guard(Movie, 2011)

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