Information
- BFI identifier43613
- Date1970 (Copyright)
1970 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisPeriod romance. In 1916 in Kirrary, a poor Irish village, Rosy Ryan, daughter of the local publican, is a high-spirited but dreamy girl who mistakes the diffident, widowed village schoolmaster Charles Shaughnessy, for a man of great distinction and, on marrying him, finds disillusionment. The fulfilment of her dreams then arrives, or so she believes, in the form of war-shattered British officer Major Doryan. She embarks on a passionate affair with him, which is not as well hidden from the locals, nor from Charles, as she thinks. Meanwhile, a German shipment of guns with which to fight the British is being awaited by Irish nationalists, led by the ruthless Red Tim. The crates of guns are hauled in during a tremendous storm, but someone has alerted the British as to their arrival. Rosy is suspected of the betrayal and despite her protests of innocence, she is lynched. Charles stands by her, even at the cost of them being drummed out of Kirarry. As they board the bus to go to Dublin, the village priest, Father Collins, suspects that Charles is thinking of later leaving Rosy. He urges him not to. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirected by: David Lean
©: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Production Company: Faraway Productions [uncredited]
view all - CastRobert Mitchum (Charles Shaughnessy)
Trevor Howard (Father Hugh Collins)
Christopher Jones (Major Randolph Doryan)
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Title
Ryan's Daughter (Original)
Michael's Day (Working)
Coming of Age (Working)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/80EC-D868-E209-F8C7-D1F8-TCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Film / Video
35mm Magnetic recording - Polyester - Sound - Master
35mm Magnetic recording - Polyester - Sound - Master
35mm Colour Internegative - Polyester - Mute - Master
35mm Colour Positive - Polyester - Mute - Master
35mm Colour Interpositive - Polyester - Mute - Master
35mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Master
35mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Master
16mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Master
view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Script type: Dialogue cutting continuity - SCR-15442
Ephemera: publicity - PBS-43613
Ephemera: publicity - PBM-43613
RYAN'S DAUGHTER - Contains papes relating to 'Ryan' Daughter', including scripts, call sheets, photographs, press cuttings and a letter. - DLE-8
See FILM PROGRAMMES and FILM AND TELEVISION EPHEMERA Lists. Medium and small pressbooks held.
view all - Posters / DesignsDesign: costume - costume sketch for John Mills as Michael - PD-15799
Design: costume - costume sketch for Rosy the day after her wedding - PD-15800
Design: costume - costume sketch for guest at the wedding - PD-15801
Poster: film - Single sheet landscape - PD-9480
Poster: film - Single Sheet, Portrait - PD-15797
view all - StillsPhotograph: digital - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00o-3z8
Photograph: digital - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00o-3z9
Photograph: digital - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00o-3za
Photograph: digital - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00o-3z7
Photograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00o-7hf
view all - Articles
- Books
- Digital documentsBFI Southbank Programme Notes July 2017
available to view in BFI Reuben Library
- +Ryan's Daughter
Work - 43613 - 1970 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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