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Released
1997 · FILM

The Devil's Own

IRA assassin Frankie McGuire is sent to New York to purchase missiles, but when an unsuspecting Irish‑American cop takes him under his wing, he must decide whether to complete his deadly mission or seize a chance at redemption before law enforcement closes in.

“They come from different worlds. They fight for different causes. Now, two men from opposite sides of the law are about to go to war.”

Directed by
Alan J Pakula, Peter Kohn
Written by
Kevin Jarre, David Aaron Cohen
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
111 min
ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, becomes entangled with an American family amid the chaos of terrorism. When he is sent to the U.S. to purchase weapons, Frankie is placed under the care of Tom O'Meara, a New York police officer who is unaware of Frankie's true identity. As an unexpected bond forms between them and Tom begins to suspect the truth, Frankie must decide whether to pursue a future of peace or continue a life of violence.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 238+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Tom RolfShot by Gordon WillisScored by James HornerDesigned by Jane MuskySound by Ron BocharCostumes by Bernie PollackStunts by Doug Coleman

Box Office

1997 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.6× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$140.8M

Budget$90.0M
Worldwide gross$140.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $42.9M — 30% of worldwide · International: $97.9M (70%)

Opening weekend: $14.3M — 33% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $18.8M — 44% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,504 theaters

Also known as

  • Vertrauter Feindde
  • Ennemis rapprochésfr
  • L'ombra del diavoloit
  • (Bulgarian)Жив дявол
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • SpainMar 13, 1997
  • United StatesMar 13, 1997
  • CanadaMar 26, 1997
  • FranceMar 26, 1997
  • ItalyMar 26, 1997

Companies

ProductionColumbia Pictures
DistributionSony Pictures Releasing, Columbia TriStar Films de España, Columbia TriStar Films
Special effectsTeam FX
Other companiesAlianza Films International, C5, Cinema Research, Dolby

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