Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema

by Roddy Flynn and Tony Tracy

In 1898, documentary footage of a yacht race was shot by Robert A. Mitchell, making him the first Irishman to shoot a film within Ireland. Despite early exposure to the filmmaking process, Ireland did not develop a regular film industry until the late 1910s when James Mark Sullivan established the Film Company of Ireland. Since that time, Ireland has played host to many famous films about the country--Man of Aran, The Quiet Man, The Crying Game,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810855577
• ISBN13: 9780810855571
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 7.8"