Documentary · Ireland · 1960 · 25m

Cradle of Genius

Director

Cast

Frank O'Connor as Self - Narrator (voice) Eileen Crowe as Self Maureen Delany as Self Barry Fitzgerald as Self Siobhán McKenna as Self Sean O'Casey as Self

Crew

Wolfgang Suschitzky — Director of Photography William Freeman — Editor Gerard Victory — Original Music Composer Frank O'Connor — Writer Tom Hayes — Producer Jim O'Connor — Producer

Synopsis

Longtime playwrights and performers of the Abbey Theatre share colourful reminiscences of the national institution founded by W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory in 1904. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short

Mood & Themes

short film theatre

Key Collaborators

Paul Rotha Director Wolfgang Suschitzky Director of Photography William Freeman Editor Gerard Victory Original Music Composer Frank O'Connor Writer Tom Hayes Producer Jim O'Connor Producer Tony Inglis Production Design

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