Terrible Beauty, A: Ireland’s Struggles

Alternative title: Terrible Beauty, A: Two Films About the Irish Uprising
Synopsis: Two films by Kenneth Griffith on the Irish Uprising of 1916.
Year of release: 2001
Year of production: 1972 1973
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Subjects: HISTORY & POLITICS CATALOGUES
Keywords: history of Britain; Ireland; newsreel films; oral history; Collins, Michael; Irish Uprising 1916

Title: Hang up your brightest colours: the life and death of Michael Collins
Synopsis: A biographical documentary on Michael Collins, one of the principal figures in the Irish War of Independence, 1916-21. Traces his life from his childhood in County Cork, to his early years in London, his involvement in the Easter Rising of 1916, subsequent imprisonment, and revolutionary leadership in the Anglo-Irish War, the following treaty negotiations, and his assassination at the age of 31. Uses old newsreel and location footage and on-screen narration by actor Kenneth Griffith to convey the ideas and history that shaped Irish nationalism. The film was originally banned on British television for its biting indictment of British rule.
Duration: 80 mins
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Title: Curious journey: the fight for Irish freedom
Synopsis: Interviews with a group of veterans of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising and War of Independence, filmed in 1973. These nine men and women, all of whom have died since the film was made, recount their experiences during that period, explain their political motivations, and reveal their hopes for the future of Ireland.
Duration: 66 mins

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