The Informer
RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: May 24, 1935 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Observer (UK)Philip French
Expressionist masterpiece. [11 Nov 2007, p.20]
80
The New York TimesAndre Sennwald
Ford has made an astonishing screen drama out of Liam O'Flaherty's novel The Informer. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Victor McLaglen gave the performance of his life as the scar-faced betrayer, Gypo Nolan, in this telling adaptation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel, directed by John Ford. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The Informer is forcefully and intelligently written, directed and acted. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneKerry Reid
A marvel of shadows and fog -- literal and psychic. [12 Mar 2010, p.C9]
60
EmpireKim Newman
The script hasn't aged well and their's an overdose of the ominous, but when Ford forgets about religion and concentrates on squealer-on-the-run thrills, the film still has a real charge. Read full review
60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Naive yet powerful.
30
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Heavy-handed, humourless and patronising. Read full review
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