Irish Destiny

Synopsis

IRISH DESTINY is a love story set against the backdrop of the War of Independence produced by Dr Isaac Eppel in 1926.

The film interweaves actual newsreel footage of the Black and Tans, the burning of Cork, and the burning of the Customs House in Dublin with dramatised scenes which are filmed in Enniskerry, Wicklow and Dublin. For decades believed lost, the IFI Irish Film Archive found a print in the U.S. Library of Congress in 1991 and restored it to its current state.

A score written by Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, one of Ireland’s leading classical musicians, and performed by the RTE Concert Orchestra, accompanies this important document of Ireland’s cinematic heritage.

Language

English

Country

Ireland

Year of production

1926

Subjects

Film studies

Keywords

Ireland; newsreel films; silent films; history of Ireland

Credits

Contributor

Isaac Eppel

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 PAL

Price

11.99 Euros

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

78 minutes

Year

2014

Distributor

Name

Irish Film Archive

Email

info@irishfilm.ie

Web

http://www.irishfilm.ie External site opens in new window

Phone

=353 1 679 5744

Address

6 Eustace Street
Temple Bar
Dublin 2
Ireland