this film deal with the irish rebellion in the 1920s and more specifically one man life after he inform on a friend for the bounty on his head and the subsequent consequence . watch the film and i get the feeling that you could take the script and with just some minor update and do it again and it and sadly and would still fit contemporary event . but te remake wouldn not be nearly as good . a magnificent performance by victor mclaglen ( for which he deservedly get an oscar ) and a fine ensemble cast that include most and if not all the actor with brogue in hollywood at the time and most of them recognizable character actor either establish at the time or just start out . a very good film well worth watch . highly recommended .