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Released
1935 · FILM

The Informer

Directed by
John Ford, John Ford Nm0000406
Written by
Dudley Nichols, Liam O Flaherty
Runtime
91 min
CrimeDrama

Synopsis

Gypo Nolan is a former member of the Irish Republican Army who turns to drinking to cope with his struggles. Frustrated with his difficult life in Dublin, he dreams of a fresh start in America with his girlfriend. When British authorities offer a reward for information on his close friend Frankie, an active IRA member, Gypo decides to cooperate. The reward gives him the means to purchase two tickets for a ship heading to the United States, but he must contend with the deep sense of guilt over betraying his friend.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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 George HivelyShot by Joseph H AugustScored by Max Steiner

Box Office

1935 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.9× 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

$950K

Budget$243K
Worldwide gross$950K
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Der Verräterde
  • El delatores
  • Le Mouchardfr
  • Il traditoreit

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