The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 7m.
Synopsis
Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon examines the contemporary (1967) state of the Republic of Ireland, posing the question, “What do you do with your revolution once you’ve got it?” It argues that Ireland was dominated by cultural isolationism, Gaelic and clerical traditionalism at the time of its making.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter LennonDirector
- Peter LennonWriter
Cast
- John HustonSelf
- Peter LennonSelf - Narrator
- Sean O’FaoláinSelf
- Conor Cruise O’BrienSelf
- Douglas GagebySelf
- Jim FitzgeraldSelf
- Liam O’BriainSelf
- Phyllis HamiltonSelf
- Luke KellySelf
Stills
Themes
irelandroman catholic churchcatholicism