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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 41-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Riders to the Sea
1935 0h 41m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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In this story of Western Ireland, the most famous work of Irelands greatest dramatist JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE is brought to the screen by Ulsters greatest film director BRIAN DESMOND HURST.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Sara Allgood
Maurya
Denis Johnston
Michael
Ria Mooney
Cathleen
Shelah Richards
Nora
Brigid Laffey
The Girl
Maire O'Neill
First Woman
John Irwin
The Young Priest
Patrick Kirwan
The Donegal Priest
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- Writers
- Brian Desmond Hurst, John Millington Synge, Wolfgang Wilhelm
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Brian Desmond Hurst directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 41-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Sara Allgood and Denis Johnston and Ria Mooney carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0026930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 41 min · 0h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Brian Desmond Hurst
Production companies
Who made it
- FL
Flanagan-Hurst Productions
Key crew
- AdaptationPatrick Kirwan
- AdaptationFrancis Stuart
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1935-05-30
