| The Violent Enemy | |
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| Directed by | Don Sharp |
| Written by | Edmund Ward |
| Based on | novel A Candle for the Dead by Hugh Marlow (Jack Higgins) |
| Produced by | Wilfred Eades executive William Gell |
| Starring | Tom Bell Susan Hampshire Ed Begley Noel Purcell |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Thom Noble |
| Music by | John Scott (as Patrick John Scott) |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation London Independent Producers |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £250,000[1] |
The Violent Enemy (also known as Came the Hero) is a 1968 film directed by Don Sharp and starring Tom Bell, Susan Hampshire, Ed Begley, and Noel Purcell.[2] It was written by Edmund Ward based on the 1966 novel A Candle for the Dead by Hugh Marlow (as Jack Higgins).
The plot concerns an IRA plot to blow up a British power station.[3][4]
- ^ "Filming starts in Waterford. Was shot in Ardmore Studios, Bray, Co. Wicklow and on location in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford". The Irish Times. 12 October 1968. p. 8.
- ^ "The Violent Enemy". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ The Violent Enemy at BFI
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 July 2019). "Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25". Filmink.