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Rebellion depicts fictional characters in Dublin during the 1916 Rising. [1] The commemorative drama begins with the outbreak of World War I.As expectations of a short and glorious campaign are dashed, social stability is eroded, and Irish nationalism comes to the fore.
The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca), [2] also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was fighting the First World War.
Films about the Easter Rising (1916), an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week.The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was fighting the First World War.
Ireland a Nation: Walter MacNamara: Barry O'Brien, P J Bourke, Fred O'Donovan, Barney Magee: Rebel drama: Expanded version produced in 1920. 1915: Regeneration: Raoul Walsh: Rockliffe Fellowes, Anna Q. Nilsson, Carl Harbaugh, James A. Marcus: Irish immigrant drama: Often cited as one of the first full length gangster films 1916: O'Neil of the ...
The Irish War of Independence (Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse), [2] also known as the Anglo-Irish War, was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the Auxiliaries and Ulster Special ...
The Conscription Crisis of 1918 occurred when the British Government tried to impose conscription on Ireland. Sinn Féin was publicly perceived to be the key instigator of anti-conscription feeling, and on 17 May the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , Lord French , claiming there was a treasonable plot between Sinn Féin and the Germans , ordered the ...
[2] 1918 saw the political stakes raised with the Military Service Bill coming into effect making conscription in Ireland legal and the proclamation issued banning nationalist organizations such as Sinn Féin, the Irish Volunteers, the Gaelic League and Cumann na mBan.The response to these measures was a significant upswing in anti British ...
1916 United States Whom the Gods Destroy: J. Stuart Blackton Herbert Brenon William P. S. Earle: Drama, War. Easter Rising: 1926 Ireland Irish Destiny: George Dewhurst: Drama, Romance. Irish War of Independence: 1929 United Kingdom The Informer: Arthur Robison: Drama. Based on a novel The Informer. 1930 United Kingdom Juno and the Paycock ...