| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
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Allen Ginsberg, Brendan Behan, Kathleen Behan, Liam Behan, Malachy McCourt |
| Event |
Originally produced by First Run Features in 1988. |
| Summary |
Brendan Behan's life can be divided into 3 parts: his youthful years in an English jail for his activities on behalf of the I.R.A.; his writing, drawn largely from his experiences as a prisoner; and his prodigious boozing, which resulted in his death in 1963 at the age of 41. <P>Allan Miller's affecting documentary tells Behan's story through the people who knew him best - his wife, brothers, I.R.A. comrades and fellow drinkers in the Dublin pubs, where he seemed most at home. Their recollections sketch a portrait of a wild Irishman, a storyteller and a lair, who was not able to communicate until he'd had a drink - or three.</p> |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
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Poetry.
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Literature.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Miller, Allan, film director.
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Ginsberg, Allen, actor.
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Behan, Brendan, actor.
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Behan, Kathleen, actor.
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Behan, Liam, actor.
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McCourt, Malachy, actor.
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First Run Features (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
11457489 Kanopy |
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