656297021879

Mise Eire

George Morrison Sean O'riada

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Release Date:  21 August 2006

Label:  Gael Linn

Packaging Type:  DVD Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  656297021879

Genres:  Soundtrack  Folk  

  • Description

    MISE EIRE, the first full-length film in Irish, is released for the first time on DVD. The era covered in the film spans the cultural revival and the political and military events surrounding 1916. Using archive material the film features actual footage of many of the leaders of the Rising – Pearse, Connolly, Clarke, De Valera and Countess Markievecz, and features film footage of the Rising. The film offers subtitles in English, accompanied by extensive notes and commentary. Directed by George Morrison who had researched film archives for Irish material, this DVD package also includes the 1966 commemorative film An Tine Bheo (directed by Louis Marcus) and Gael Linn newsreel (from the historic Amharc Éireann series) of the making of and premiere of MISE EIRE. Music Composed and conducted by Sean Ó Riada.