Saints and Sinners

1949 1h 27m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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What happens to the saints and sinners of a small Irish village on the day the world is supposed to end.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kieron Moore
Michael Kissane
Christine Norden
Blanche
Sheila Manahan
Shelah Flaherty
Michael Dolan
Canon
Maire O'Neill
Ma Murnaghan
Tom Dillon
O'Brien
Noel Purcell
Flaherty
Pamela Arliss
Betty

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leslie Arliss
Writers: Leslie Arliss, Paul Vincent Carroll
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leslie Arliss, shot by Osmond Borradaile. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philip Green. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Newhouse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kieron Moore and Christine Norden and Sheila Manahan carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Leslie Arliss directs. Osmond Borradaile behind the camera. Philip Green scores. David Newhouse cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Leslie Arliss, shot by Osmond Borradaile. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philip Green. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Newhouse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kieron Moore and Christine Norden and Sheila Manahan carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0041836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Osmond Borradaile
Original score: Philip Green
Editing: David Newhouse
Costume design: Honoria Plesch
Makeup / hair: Peter Armston
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Saints and Sinners (1949)

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CinemaSerf2022-07-09
★ 6/10
This is actually quite a fun film once it eventually starts to get going. It all centres around a small Irish village, the home of lots of quirkily interesting characters unafraid of a little naughtiness as their lives go by. Thing is, some of them get it into their heads that the world is about to come to a fiery end and so they confess their, frequently quite amusing, stories to their sagely local canon (Michael Dolan). The screenplay certainly has something of the Blarney about it, and though nothing much really happens it proves an enjoyable enough ramble with the dashing Kieron Moore and engaging Christine Norden taking central roles ably assisted by Noel Purcell - whose face always did remind me of a leprechaun - with Maire O'Neill and a little Liam Redmond too. Not really a film you will recall watching next day, but a simple story that raises smile and shows us some lovely scenery from County Louth.

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