The Devil's Own

The Devil's Own

The Devil's Own is a 1997 action thriller movie starring Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Rubén Blades, Natascha McElhone, Julia Stiles and Treat Williams. It was the final film directed by Alan J. Pakula. In 1972, during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, an eight-year-old boy sees his father gunned down due to his Irish republican sympathies. September 1992 sees the grown-up Francis "Frankie" McGuire as an I.R.A. gunman, with a ski mask and an automatic weapon, in a street fight in Belfast. Hiding in the countryside, he and friend Martin MacDuf see a British Army helicopter circling overhead...
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quick facts
Release date:March 13, 1997
Directed by:Alan J. Pakula
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:107 Minutes
Producer:Lawrence Gordon, Robert F. Colesberry
Editor:Dennis Virkler, Tom Rolf
Music by:James Horner
Cinematography:Gordon Willis
Screenplay by:Kevin Jarre, David Aaron Cohen, Vincent Patrick
Estimated budget:$90,000,000
Genre:Action, Thriller

Cast of The Devil's Own

Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Tom O'Meara
Born:July 13, 1942
Age:69
Treat Williams
Treat Williams
Billy Burke
Born:December 1, 1951
Age:60
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Francis Austin McGuire
Born:December 18, 1963
Age:48
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Rory Devaney
Born:December 18, 1963
Age:48
Julia Stiles
Julia Stiles
Bridget O'Meara
Born:March 28, 1981
Age:31
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades
Edwin Diaz
Born:July 16, 1948
Age:63

Film director of The Devil's Own

Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula
Born: April 7, 1928
Died: November 19, 1998
Education: Yale University

Alan Jay Pakula was an American film director, writer and producer noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre. Pakula started his Hollywood career as an assistant in the cartoon department at Warner Brothers. In 1957, he undertook his first production role for Paramount Pictures....
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TitleReleasedRatedGenre
The Devil's Own 1997 R (USA) Action
The Pelican Brief 1993 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
Consenting Adults 1992 R (USA) Thriller
Presumed Innocent 1990 R (USA) Thriller
See You in the Morning 1989 PG-13 (USA)
Orphans 1987 R (USA)
Dream Lover 1986 R (USA) Thriller
Sophie's Choice 1982 R (USA)
Rollover 1981 R (USA) Thriller
Starting Over 1979 R (USA) Comedy
Comes a Horseman 1978 PG (USA) Western
All the President's Men 1976 PG (USA) Thriller
The Parallax View 1974 R (USA) Thriller
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing 1973 PG (USA)
Klute 1971 R (USA) Thriller
The Sterile Cuckoo 1969
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Music contributors for The Devil's Own

James Horner
James Horner

James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and...
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Filming locations for The Devil's Own

New York City
New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Who was the writer for the film The Devil's Own?
  • A:
    Kevin Jarre, David Aaron Cohen, Vincent Patrick and Vincent Patrick performed the movie's screenwriting.
  • Q:
    When was the movie "The Devil's Own" debuted?
  • A:
    The movie was released in March, 1997.
  • Q:
    Who distributed the film, "The Devil's Own"?
  • A:
    Columbia Pictures was the movie's distributor.
  • Q:
    How long is the runtime of the motion picture "The Devil's Own"?
  • A:
    The total runtime is 111 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who wrote the music for the movie The Devil's Own?
  • A:
    James Horner composed sheet music for the soundtrack.
  • Q:
    Which actors were the stars of the film "The Devil's Own"?
  • A:
    Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Rubén Blades, Treat Williams and George Hearn played a role in the movie.
  • Q:
    Who played the production role for the film, "The Devil's Own"?
  • A:
    Donald Laventhall produced the movie.
  • Q:
    What is the approximate runtime of the motion picture "The Devil's Own"?
  • A:
    The total time for the movie is 111 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who directed the film "The Devil's Own"?
  • A:
    Alan J. Pakula was the film's director.

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