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Budawanny (1987)
Character: Bishop
During a conversation he has with a young priest, a bishop reveals to him a love story that turned his beliefs upside down. Remade as "The Bishop's Story" in 1994.
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Ballast (2020)
Character: Michael
A man living in the rural west of Ireland builds the means to escape the pains of his existence.
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Cré na Cille (2007)
Character: An Máistir Mór
Caitríona is dead and eagerly awaiting the death of her sister, Nell, so that the war between them in life can continue.
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Tubberware (2002)
Character: Fear Áitiúil
A day in the life of a remote well in Connemara - with visits from locals, tourists, pilgrims and other interested parties. This is a satirical look at the negative effects of tourism in a formerly peaceful spot.
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Reflections (1984)
Character: Doctor
A historian writing a biography of Isaac Newton spends a Summer with a dysfunctional family in Co. Cork, Ireland.
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The Lilac Bus (1990)
Character: N/A
The lives of seven friends who share a bus from their village to Dublin every day get complicated as the reasons for their discontent are revealed.
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The Bishop's Story (1994)
Character: Bishop
During a conversation he has with a young priest, a bishop reveals to him a love story that turned his beliefs upside down.
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Shergar (1986)
Character: Cosgrove
Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?" When Frankie is released from Portlaoise Prison, his old comrades are expecting some action. He hits on a plan for raising £2 million, but his plan goes wrong.
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Katie: The Year of a Child (1979)
Character: Police sergeant
Katie, the 14-year-old daughter of a travelling family, is left in charge of an ailing mother and her nine brothers and sisters in Dublin whilst her father is in England seeking his fortune.
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Bloom (2003)
Character: Editor
Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom is the enthralling story of June 16th, 1904 and a gateway into the consiousness of its three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom and the extraordinary Leopold Bloom.
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The Flame Is Love (1979)
Character: Dr. Mirell
In this melodrama from Barbara Cartland's 1975 bestseller, a turn-of-the-century American heiress, while en route to her betrothal to an English duke, encounters love and intrigue in the arms of a French journalist.
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Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1999)
Character: King Fin Varra
Journey beyond imagination to a fantastic world of swords and sorcery, wizards and warriors, where the fate of an entire kingdom rests on the shoulders of four brave, young heroes - The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog. The knights embark on an action-packed quest to find the warrior Draganta and the mystical fire dragon Pyre, who will help them defeat the evil queen Maeve. Filled with powerful magic and courageous battles, The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog is a legendary adventure that you'll enjoy time and time again!
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The Railway Station Man (1992)
Character: Mr Hasson
Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.
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The Treaty (1991)
Character: Sir John Lavery
How the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael Collins, and the British government was concluded after high-stakes negotiations in 1921.
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Loving (1996)
Character: Eldon
An upper class English family owns a villa in the Irish countryside. When the man of the house leaves to fight in WW2, his mother, wife, dying butler, maid and other staff's life becomes a bit hectic and some love affairs start to bloom.
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Far and Away (1992)
Character: Farmer
In director Ron Howard’s period epic, a young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner gypped by her family’s hostile land takeovers before the two escape together to America for a new life during the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.
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This Is My Father (1999)
Character: Man in Pub
When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been led to believe) but rather an Irish farmer, he looks to his mother for answers. When she refuses to provide any, Kieran travels to Ireland.
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The Devil's Agent (1962)
Character: Muller (uncredited)
Droste, a mild-mannered businessman, was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his old friend Baron Von Straub, the two rekindle a friendship that was interrupted by the war. However, when Von Straub asks Droste to deliver a small package to a friend in West Germany, the befuddled Droste is set up for a series of complicated spy games.
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The Field (1990)
Character: Paddy Joe O'Reilly
"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.
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Miracle at Midnight (1998)
Character: Andersen
Gripping historical drama presents a triumphant celebration of the human spirit. The true-life story of how one Danish family risked their lives in a remarkable effort to save thousands of their Jewish countrymen from the horror of Nazi concentration camps. Hendrik and his doctor father undertake the dangerous task of deceiving the Nazis and hiding Jewish families. When the Koster men must themselves go into hiding, Henrik's sister and mother are left to face capture by the suspicious Gestapo.
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The Price (1985)
Character: O'Hanlon
Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them.
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Yesterday's Children (2000)
Character: Arthur McSweeney
After having strange dreams, Jenny Cole discovers that in her last incarnation she was Mary Sutton, an Irishwoman who died in the 1930s. Suspicious, Jenny goes to Ireland to investigate her past life.
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