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RUNTIME
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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Little Moon of Alban
1958 1h 15m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
DramaTV Movie
Synopsis
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Irish Brigid Mary blames the English for the deaths of her fiance, brother, and father. Becoming a nurse following WW I she finds herself caring for what she considers the enemy. Then she begins to fall in love with soldier Kenneth Boyd.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Julie Harris
Brigid Mary Mangan
Christopher Plummer
Kenneth Boyd
Norman Barrs
English Officer
Helena Carroll
Sister Teresa
Liam Clancy
Boy
Tom Clancy
Patch Keegan
Frank Conroy
Father Curran
Pauline Flanagan
Sister Martha Kevin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- George Schaefer
- Writers
- James Costigan
- Languages
- English
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
George Schaefer directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer and Norman Barrs carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0394611 — 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
- Production design
- Warren Clymer
- Costume design
- Noel Taylor
- Runtime
- 75 min · 1h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
George Schaefer
Key crew
- Costume DesignNoel Taylor
- Production DesignWarren Clymer
- ProducerGeorge Schaefer
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1958-03-24
