The Violent Enemy
| The Violent Enemy | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £250,000 |
The Violent Enemy (also known as Came the Hero) is a 1969 film directed by Don Sharp and starring Tom Bell, Susan Hampshire, Ed Begley, and Noel Purcell. 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.