List of Irish revolutionary period films

Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Irish revolutionary period. This list does not include documentaries, short films.[1][2][3][4][5]

Films

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1916 United States Whom the Gods Destroy J. Stuart Blackton
Herbert Brenon
William P. S. Earle
Drama, War. Easter Rising
1926 Ireland Irish Destiny George Dewhurst Drama, Romance. Irish War of Independence
1929 United Kingdom The Informer Arthur Robison Drama. Based on a novel The Informer.
1930 United Kingdom Juno and the Paycock Alfred Hitchcock Comedy, Drama. Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1934 United States The Key Michael Curtiz Drama. Irish War of Independence
1935 Ireland Guests of the Nation Denis Johnston Drama. Based on the short story Guests of the Nation. Irish War of Independence
1935 United States The Informer John Ford Crime, Drama. Based on a novel The Informer.
1936 United Kingdom Ourselves Alone Brian Desmond Hurst Drama, Romance, War. Irish War of Independence
1936 Ireland The Dawn Tom Cooper Drama, History. Irish War of Independence
1936 United States Beloved Enemy H. C. Potter Drama, Romance, War. Michael Collins, Irish War of Independence
1937 United Kingdom The High Command Thorold Dickinson Crime, Drama, War. Based on a novel The General Goes Too Far. Irish War of Independence
1937 United States The Plough and the Stars John Ford Drama. Based on the play The Plough and the Stars. Easter Rising
1941 Nazi Germany My Life for Ireland Mein Leben für Irland Max W. Kimmich Drama. Irish War of Independence
1957 Ireland The Rising of the Moon John Ford Comedy, Drama. Based on the play The Rising of the Moon. Irish War of Independence
1959 Ireland
United States
Shake Hands with the Devil Michael Anderson Action, Drama, History. Based on a novel Shake Hands with the Devil. Irish War of Independence
1959 Ireland This Other Eden Muriel Box Drama, Comedy. Based on the play This Other Eden. Irish War of Independence
1970 United Kingdom
United States
Ryan's Daughter David Lean Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Madame Bovary.
1971 France
Italy
One Is Always Too Good to Women On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes Michel Boisrond Comedy, Drama.
1983 Ireland Attracta Kieran Hickey Drama. Based on a short story Attracta.
1983 United Kingdom Ascendancy Edward Bennett Drama.
1988 United Kingdom The Dawning Robert Knights Drama, Romance, Thriller. Based on a novel The Old Jest. Irish War of Independence
1990 United Kingdom Fools of Fortune Pat O'Connor Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Fools of Fortune. Irish War of Independence
1996 United States
Ireland
Michael Collins Neil Jordan Biography, Drama, Thriller, War. Michael Collins
1999 France
United Kingdom
Ireland
The Last September Deborah Warner Drama, History, Romance. Based on a novel The Last September. Irish War of Independence
2006 Ireland
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
Spain
France
Switzerland
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Ken Loach Drama, War. Irish War of Independence, Irish Civil War.
2014 Ireland A Nightingale Falling Garret Daly
Martina McGlynn
Drama, History, War. Based on a novel A Nightingale Falling. Irish War of Independence
2016 Ireland Fingal’s Finest Colin D. Farrell Thomas Ashe, Easter Rising.
2018 Ireland
United Kingdom
Penance Aithrí Tommy Collins Action, Romance. Based on the story Seacht mBua an Éirí Amach. Easter Rising
2022 Ireland
United Kingdom
United States
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh Comedy, Drama. Irish Civil War

Television films

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1938 United Kingdom Juno and the Paycock Drama. Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1958 United States Little Moon of Alban George Schaefer Drama. Irish War of Independence
1960 United States Juno and the Paycock Paul Shyre Drama. Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1964 United States Little Moon of Alban George Schaefer Irish War of Independence
1972 Norway Skuggen av ein helt Jon Heggedal Based on the play The Shadow of a Gunman. Irish War of Independence
1972 United States The Shadow of a Gunman Joseph Hardy Drama. Based on the play The Shadow of a Gunman. Irish War of Independence
1974 Sweden Skuggan av en hjälte Göran Graffman Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1980 Ireland
United Kingdom
Juno and the Paycock Roger Cheveley Drama. Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1981 United States Guests of the Nation John J. Desmond Drama, War. Based on the short story Guests of the Nation. Irish War of Independence
1987 United Kingdom The Rockingham Shoot Kieran Hickey Drama.
1991 Ireland The Treaty Jonathan Lewis Drama, History. Anglo-Irish Treaty
1997 Ireland Ballyseedy Frank Hand History. Ballyseedy massacre
2016 Ireland Eoin MacNeill: The Forgotten Man of 1916 Damian McCann Drama. Eoin MacNeill

TV Series

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1975 United Kingdom Days of Hope Jim Allen Drama, History, War.
1988 United Kingdom Troubles Christopher Morahan Drama. Based on a novel Troubles. Irish War of Independence
2001 United Kingdom Rebel Heart John Strickland Drama.
2016 Ireland Wrecking the Rising Éirí Amach Amú Ruán Magan Comedy. Easter Rising
2016 Ireland Trial of the Century Maurice Sweeney Drama. Patrick Pearse
2016 Ireland Rebellion Aku Louhimies Drama, History, War. Easter Rising
2019 Ireland Resistance Catherine Morshead Drama. Bloody Sunday

References

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  1. ^ Hanley, David (January 2024). "Imagining the Irish Revolution on Film". Offscreen.
  2. ^ Gibney, John (2018). "The Irish Independence Film Collection". History Ireland.
  3. ^ Slaymaker, James (2 November 2020). "Video Essay: "The Rising of the Moon" — Exploring the Struggle for Irish Independence through Cinema". MUBI.
  4. ^ Barton, Ruth (25 May 2021). "The War of Independence on film: Irish Destiny to Michael Collin". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ Wells-Lassagne, Shannon (2018). "Mind the Gap: The Big House in Cinematic Representations of the Anglo-Irish War". Études Irlandaises (43–2): 79–90. doi:10.4000/etudesirlandaises.5686.