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The Rising of the Moon (1957) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1957 · 81 mins · English
- Directed by
- John Ford
- Starring
- Denis O'Dea, Cyril Cusack, Maureen Delaney, Jack MacGowran, Eileen Crowe, May Craig
Filmed in the Emerald Isle, the film links three short‑story vignettes of rural Irish life. In “The Majesty of the Law,” a police officer arrests an old‑fashioned man, yet the village sides with him. “One Minute’s Wait” sketches comic moments at a tiny train station as passengers come and go. “1921” follows a nationalist’s daring escape.
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