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Cradle of Genius

10.0 1960 25m
Documentary

Longtime playwrights and performers of the Abbey Theatre share colourful reminiscences of the national institution founded by W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory in 1904. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short

Directed by Paul Rotha

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Selected stills from the film

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CAST

The people behind the story

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Frank O'ConnorSelf - Narrator (voice)
Eileen Crowe
Eileen CroweSelf
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Maureen DelanySelf
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry FitzgeraldSelf
Siobhán McKenna
Siobhán McKennaSelf
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Sean O'CaseySelf
Cyril Cusack
Cyril CusackSelf
Denis O'Dea
Denis O'DeaSelf
CURATED SCREEN

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