Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 219 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital. |
Note |
Title from container. |
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Adapted from the novel by John McGahern. |
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Originally broadcast by RTÉ in 1998. |
Cast |
Tony Doyle, Ger Ryan, Ann-Marie Duff, Susan Lynch, Geraldine O'Rawe, Brian F. O'Byrne. |
Summary |
Set in 1950s rural Ireland, this is the searingly truthful story of embittered ex-IRA soldier Michael Moran, a brutal, domineering patriarch. Widowed and desperate to keep his family together, he succeeds only in driving his children from him. |
Awards |
Winner: Best television drama, Irish Film and Television Academy Awards ; Winner: Best leading performance, Irish Film and Television Academy Awards ; Winner: Best mini-series, Banff World Television Awards ; Winner: Best drama serial, BAFTA Awards. |
Subject |
Families -- Ireland -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sisters -- Ireland -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Republicanism -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Genre |
Feature films.
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Added Author |
Hodges, Adrian.
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Curling, Jonathan.
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Tucker, Colin.
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Cairns, Tom, 1952-
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Doyle, Tony, 1942-2000.
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Ryan, Ger.
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Duff, Anne-Marie.
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Lynch, Susan, 1971-
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O'Rawe, Geraldine.
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O'Byrne, Brian F.
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McGahern, John, 1934-2006.
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Parallel Film Productions.
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BBC Northern Ireland.
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Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
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Bord Scannán na hÉireann.
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BFS Video (Firm)
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Standard No. |
066805308611 |
Music No. |
30861-D BFS Video |
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