Drama · United States of America · 1936 · 1h 7m

The Plough and the Stars

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Director

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck as Nora Clitheroe Preston Foster as Jack Clitheroe Barry Fitzgerald as Fluther Good Denis O'Dea as The Covey Eileen Crowe as Bessie Burgess F.J. McCormick as Brennan

Crew

Joseph H. August — Director of Photography George Hively — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer Dudley Nichols — Screenplay Walter Plunkett — Costume Design

Tagline

Men Will Call Her Traitor- Women Will Understand.

Synopsis

A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.

Mood & Themes

politics based on play or musical ireland irish easter rebellion (1916)1910s irish history

Key Collaborators

John Ford Director Joseph H. August Director of Photography George Hively Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer Dudley Nichols Screenplay Walter Plunkett Costume Design

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