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Plot summary. The story opens with two British Army enlisted men, Privates Hawkins and Belcher, being held prisoner by the Irish Volunteers near Ballinasloe, County Galway during the Irish War of Independence. They all play cards and argue about politics, religion, atheism, girls, socialism, and capitalism.
- Frank O'Connor
- 1931
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
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 ...
2. Apr. 2013 · Guests of the Nation (1935) - sound clip - YouTube. Irish Film Institute. 3.18K subscribers. 2. 1.6K views 10 years ago. The Irish Film Institute's IFI International programme presents...
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Guests of The Nation. 1935 Directed by Denis Johnston. Synopsis. 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; ...
- 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.
Film Inspiration. “Guests of the Nation” heavily influenced the 1992 movie The Crying Game, which partially adapted the story for another period of Irish revolutionary violence called the Troubles in the 1970s and 80s. Namesake. The name of the character Jeremiah O’Donovan is a reference to Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. O’Donovan Rossa ...
