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22. Sept. 2011 · Guests of the Nation: Directed by Denis Johnston. With Barry Fitzgerald, Cyril Cusack, Shelah Richards, Donald Beaven. During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, a pair of IRA soldiers are ordered to guard two British prisoners, but face a dilemma when they bond with their captives.
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- Drama
- Denis Johnston
- 2011-09-22
" Guests of the Nation " is a short story written by Frank O'Connor, first published in 1931, portraying the execution of two British soldiers being held captive by the Irish Republican Army during the War for Independence. The story is split into four sections, each section taking a different tone.
- Frank O'Connor
- 1931
Widely regarded as one of the most significant films of the Irish silent film canon, Denis Johnston’s Guests of the Nation (1935), preserved and restored by the IFI Irish Film Archive and based on Frank O’Connor’s short story of friendship between British soldiers and their IRA captors, receives its North American premiere with a new ...
1935 Directed by Denis Johnston. During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, a pair of IRA soldiers are ordered to guard two British prisoners, but face a dilemma when they bond with their captives. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
- Denis Johnston
Overview. During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, a pair of IRA soldiers are ordered to guard two British prisoners, but face a dilemma when they bond with their captives. Denis Johnston. Director. Frank O'Connor. Story. Top Billed Cast. Barry Fitzgerald. Captured British soldier. Cyril Cusack. IRA member. Shelah Richards. Bicycle courier.
1. Jan. 2003 · Overview. Directed by John Desmond, this politically charged drama centers on the complex relationship between a pair of British soldiers and the two Irish Republican Army insurgents guarding them in a remote farmhouse owned by a spirited widow.
Adapted from the 1931 short story by Frank O’Connor and directed by playwright Denis Johnston, Guests of the Nation offers a sober, compassionate critique of obsessive Republicanism in post-Independence Ireland. Shot silent due to budgetary constraints, the film employs Soviet-style montage in detailing the slow build-up to the execution of ...
