''Home Is the Hero'' is a 1959 Irish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Fielder Cook
Fielder Cook (March 9, 1923 – June 20, 2003) was an American television and film director, producer, and writer whose 1971 television film ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' spawned the series ''The Waltons''.
Biography and career
Born in ...
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It was entered into the
9th Berlin International Film Festival
The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June – 7 July 1959. The festival welcomed the cinematic movement known as the New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and Françoi ...
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Cast
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Walter Macken
Walter Macken (3 May 1915 – 22 April 1967) (Irish Uaitéar Ó Maicín), was born in Galway, Ireland. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays.
Biography
Walter Macken was originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc (where h ...
– Paddo O'Reilly
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Eileen Crowe – Daylia O'Reilly
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Arthur Kennedy – Willie O'Reilly
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Joan O'Hara – Josie O'Reilly
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Maire O'Donnell – Maura Green
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Harry Brogan
Harry Brogan (5 May 1904 – 20 May 1977) was an Irish actor often in comic roles. He was part of the Abbey Theatre from 1939 - 1976.
1939–1976: Abbey Theatre
Harry Brogan was active in Irish theatre and a permanent member of the Abbey The ...
– Dovetail
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Maire Keane – Bid
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Philip O'Flynn – Trapper
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Pat Layde – Mr. Green
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Eddie Golden
Harold Edward Cox (born November 4, 1973) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and trainer better known by his ring name Eddie Golden. He was one of the top junior heavyweights in the Southern United States during the 1990s and won n ...
– Mr. Shannon
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John Hoey – Finnegan
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Michael C. Hennessy – Manchester Monaghan
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Michael O'Brian – 1st Pub Customer
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Dermot Kelly
James Dermot Kelly (21 April 1917 – 25 November 2004) was an Irish sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and c ...
– 2nd Pub Customer
References
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1959 films
English-language Irish films
1959 drama films
Irish black-and-white films
Films directed by Fielder Cook
1950s English-language films
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