Parnell
Parnell
Parnell
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1937
1h 58m
4.6(9 votes)
Drama
History
Romance

Overview

Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.

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