Marie Kean
Biography: Marie Kean was an Irish stage and screen actress, with a career spanning over 40 years, The Stage called her one of Ireland's most impressive actresses, and "an artist of considerable emotional depth and theatrical command."
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 27, 1918
Deathday: December 29, 1993
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Barry Lyndon
1975-12-18
Barry Lyndon
Overview: An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Genres: Drama Romance War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-18
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Cul-de-sac
1966-06-17
Cul-de-sac
Overview: A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at an old beachfront fortress. The owner of the fortress and his young wife, initially unwilling hosts, quickly experience their relationship with the criminal shift in a humorous and bizarre fashion.
Genres: Thriller Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-06-17
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Macbeth
1979-02-02
Macbeth
Overview: Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The TV version was directed by Philip Casson. The original stage production was performed at The Other Place, the RSC's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It had been performed in the round before small audiences, with a bare stage and simple costuming. The recording preserves this style: the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-02
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987-12-23
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Overview: A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-23
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Girl with Green Eyes
1964-05-14
Girl with Green Eyes
Overview: A naive young country girl moves to Dublin and finds herself drawn to a sophisticated author twice her age.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-05-14
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Ryan's Daughter
1970-03-19
Ryan's Daughter
Overview: The wife of an Irish school teacher is branded a traitor when she falls for a British officer who is part of an occupying force in 1917 Ireland.
Genres: Romance History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-19
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Great Catherine
1968-11-29
Great Catherine
Overview: When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly condition. The severely intoxicated Prince Potemkin concludes that the handsome Edstaston would be a suitable lover for Catherine, and he coerces the bewildered visitor into her bedchamber. Edstaston manages to escape, but he is repeatedly recaptured and delivered to the mischievous Catherine.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-29
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The Quare Fellow
1962-10-02
The Quare Fellow
Overview: Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-02
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Sally's Irish Rogue
1960-02-15
Sally's Irish Rogue
Overview: Sally's Irish Rogue also known as The Poachers Daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-02-15
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The Rockingham Shoot
1987-09-10
The Rockingham Shoot
Overview: Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingham Shoot, where a violent incident occurs.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-10
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The Big Gamble
1961-07-25
The Big Gamble
Overview: Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-07-25
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Stork Talk
1962-12-12
Stork Talk
Overview: A gynecologist's wife leaves him, but returns when she finds out she's pregnant; but so is someone her husband's been very friendly with in her absence. Coincidence?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-12
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Broth of a Boy
1959-02-06
Broth of a Boy
Overview: An Irish codger, 110, wants a piece of the action for doing a British producer's TV show.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-02-06
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Jacqueline
1956-06-04
Jacqueline
Overview: Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-04
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The Confession
1967-12-04
The Confession
Overview: What is the mystery behind the murder of an apparently innocent man? Who was so afraid of the secrets he knew that they would kill him?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-04
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Angel
1982-05-14
Angel
Overview: Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers’ leader. So begins his quest to avenge her.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-14
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Rooney
1958-03-24
Rooney
Overview: The life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-03-24
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The Dead
1987-09-03
The Dead
Overview: After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-03
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Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996-04-13
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
Overview: A two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of his formative years: his ill-fated love affair with his first cousin, the death of his father, and his decorated service with the French Resistance. He had settled in France before the Second World War, met fellow Irishman James Joyce, and begun writing. Patrick Magee's television performance of `Krapp's Last Tape' (1972) is interwoven with key landscapes and personalities from Beckett's life. The second part concludes the story of how Beckett finally began to connect with his audience, principally through `Waiting for Godot'. Includes an interview with the actress Billie Whitelaw, a celebrated interpreter of his work.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-13
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A Terrible Beauty
1960-06-17
A Terrible Beauty
Overview: In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermott O'Neil finds it easy to get into the IRA, but can he get out?
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-06-17
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The Fighting Prince of Donegal
1966-10-01
The Fighting Prince of Donegal
Overview: Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then Hugh is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Viceroy of Ireland and held ransom for the Clans' good behavior. Hugh must escape prison and the Viceroy's villainous henchman, Captain Leeds, before he can fight.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-01
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