CinemaOSMovie · 1968 · 1h 7m

Rocky Road to Dublin

70%(7)IMDbDocumentary

Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon examines the contemporary (1967) state of the Republic of Ireland, posing the question, “What do you do with your revolution once you’ve got it?” It argues that Ireland was dominated by cultural isolationism, Gaelic and clerical traditionalism at the time of its making.

Directed byPeter Lennon

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 7m
Language
EN
Released
September 30, 1968

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Rocky Road To Dublin Official Film Trailer

Rocky Road To Dublin Official Film Trailer

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Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
John Huston

John Huston

Self

Peter Lennon

Peter Lennon

Self - Narrator

Sean O’Faoláin

Sean O’Faoláin

Self

Conor Cruise O’Brien

Conor Cruise O’Brien

Self

Douglas Gageby

Self

Jim Fitzgerald

Self

Liam O’Briain

Self

Phyllis Hamilton

Self

Luke Kelly

Luke Kelly

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Peter Lennon
Peter Lennon
Written by
Peter Lennon
Peter Lennon
Produced by
Victor Herbert

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