Guests Of The Nation at Barbican Cinema
Overview
Guests of the Nation, preserved in the IFI Irish Film Archive, is one of a handful of indigenous dramas made in Ireland during the silent period. Based on a short story by Frank O’Connor reflecting his experience in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, the film concerns the friendship between British military prisoners and their IRA captors during the War of Independence.
- Director:
- Denis Johnston
- Cast:
- Barry Fitzgerald, Cyril Cusack, Shelah Richards, Donald Beaven, Cissy Cunningham, Lionel Dymoke, Hilton Edwards, William Fassbender, H. Fine, Cyril Jackson, Fred Johnson, Edward Levy, Tony Macan, Charles Maher, Niall Montgomery
- Duration:
- 49 min
- Country:
- Ireland
- Year:
- 1935
- Black And White:
- true
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- Address
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Silk StreetThe CityLondonEC2Y 8DS
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- +44 (0)20 7382 7000
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- Moorgate, Underground
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