Directed by:
Mike HodgesScreenplay:
Edmund WardCinematography:
Michael GarfathComposer:
Bill ContiCast:
Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis, Christopher Fulford, Liam Neeson, Leonard Termo, Anthony Head, Dave Duffy, Alison Doody, Karl Johnson (more)VOD (1)
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A gritty tale of retribution and redemption, A Prayer for the Dying has "a brisk style and an edgy rhythm" (The New York Times) that will keep your heart racing in suspense until the final frame! Tormented IRA revolutionary Martin Fallon (Rourke) wants out of the endless cycle of violence and bloodshed. Unfortunately, the price for his freedom is to perform one last murder for a ruthless mobster (Bates). As the vicious world he's trying to escape closes in on him, Fallon's only hope for salvation may be the man he's been ordered to kill. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Mickey Rourke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932987_19b4c7.jpg)
Mickey Rourke
USA
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
Barfly (1987)
Man on Fire (2004)
![Bob Hoskins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/236/164236169_48a1b3.jpg)
Bob Hoskins
UK
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Brazil (1985)
![Alan Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267938_4141af.jpg)
Alan Bates
UK
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Sammi Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421411_910e47.jpg)
Sammi Davis
UK
Best movies:
Hope and Glory (1987)
Lionheart (1987)
Four Rooms (1995)
![Christopher Fulford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/532/162532749_8cfc00.jpg)
Christopher Fulford
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) (TV movie)
Merry Christmas (2005)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
![Liam Neeson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/672/163672798_7fd7dc.jpg)
Liam Neeson
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Leonard Termo
USA
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
Ed Wood (1994)
Lost Highway (1997)
![Anthony Head](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342937_2fe373.png)
Anthony Head
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Little Britain: Live (2006)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Dave Duffy
Best movies:
House of America (1997)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Into the West (1992)
![Alison Doody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277770_628b03.jpg)
Alison Doody
Ireland
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Rise Roar Revolt (2022)
![Karl Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281299_e0a1bd.jpg)
Karl Johnson
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Camille Coduri](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810598_dee7f1.jpg)
Camille Coduri
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Adulthood (2008)
Hawks (1988)
![Ian McElhinney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/602/158602516_c50dd7.jpg)
Ian McElhinney
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
The Fall (2013) (series)
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
![James Saxon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673975_bace73.jpg)
James Saxon
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Les Misérables (1998)
![Mark Monero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/595/160595734_3a837d.jpg)
Mark Monero
UK
Best movies:
Somers Town (2008)
Babylon (1980)
Wild Bill (2011)
Peggy Aitchison
UK
Best movies:
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Foreign Body (1986)
Sweeney! (1977)
Peter Needham
UK
Best movies:
Before the Rain (1994)
An Angel at My Table (1990)
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
Robert Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Long Good Friday (1980)
The Woman in Black (1989) (TV movie)
Lamb (1985)
Maurice O'Connell
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
Inspector Morse (1987) (series)
Ian Bartholomew
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Max and Helen (1990) (TV movie)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)