Girl with Green Eyes 1964  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Desmond Davis
Cast: Peter Finch, Rita Tushingham, Lynn Redgrave, Marie Kean, Arthur O'Sullivan, Julian Glover, T.P. McKenna, Liselotte Goettinger, Patrick Laffan, Eileen Crowe
Filmed in Dublin, this is the story of Kate (Rita Tushingham), a young woman from a run-down farm who heads to Dublin, gets a job, and lives with a friend from school, Baba (Lynn Redgrave). After she meets and moves in with middle-aged Eugene (Peter Finch), life gets more complicated. Tushingham and Redgrave give fine performances.
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Mystery Submarine 1963  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Decoy
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards
Cast: Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Payne, Joachim Fuchsberger, Albert Lieven, Arthur O'Sullivan, Robert Flemyng, Richard Carpenter, Robert Brown, Jeremy Hawk
The best part of this film is the good archival submarine shots. While the plot has potential, the story plods along as British sailors capture a Nazi U-boat, man it, and infiltrate a U-boat wolfpack. After discovery, they get away, but the sub is damaged in the process.
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 Ryan's Daughter 1970  PG, 194 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Christopher Jones, John Mills, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Marie Kean, Arthur O'Sullivan, Gerald Sim, Barry Jackson, Evin Crowley
Set in Ireland, this is the love story of Rosey (Sarah Miles), the wife of aging schoolteacher Charles Shaughnessy (Robert Mitchum). She meets and falls in love with an officer in the British occupying forces, Randolph Doryan (Christopher Jones). Their affair leads to her being accused of aiding the British against Ireland. Oscars were awarded for Best Supporting Actor (John Mills) and Cinematography; nominations were received for Best Picture and Sound.
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Young Cassidy 1965 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Cardiff, John Ford
Cast: Rod Taylor, Maggie Smith, Julie Christie, Flora Robson, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, Jack MacGowran, Sian Phillips, T.P. McKenna, Philip O'Flynn, Julie Ross, Arthur O'Sullivan, Joe Lynch
Rod Taylor takes on the roll of John Cassidy in this film based on the life and times of Irish author Sean O'Casey during the early 20th century. Director John Ford fell ill during the shooting of the film and was replaced by Jack Cardiff.
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| 1. Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
2. Mystery Submarine (1963)
aka: Decoy
3. Ryan's Daughter (1970)
4. Young Cassidy (1965)
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