List of Irish revolutionary period films

Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Irish revolutionary period. This list does not include documentaries, short films.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Films

Year	Country	Main title (Alternative title)	Original title (Original script)	Director	Subject
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		Alfred Hitchcock	Comedy, Drama. Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1934	United States	The Key		Michael Curtiz	Drama. Irish War of Independence
1935	Ireland	Guests of the Nation		Denis Johnston	Drama. Based on the short story Guests of the Nation. Irish War of Independence
1935	United States	The Informer		John Ford	Crime, Drama. Based on a novel The Informer.
1936	United Kingdom	Ourselves Alone		Brian Desmond Hurst	Drama, Romance, War. Irish War of Independence
1936	Ireland	The Dawn		Tom Cooper	Drama, History. Irish War of Independence
1936	United States	Beloved Enemy		H. C. Potter	Drama, Romance, War. Michael Collins, Irish War of Independence
1937	United Kingdom	The High Command		Thorold Dickinson	Crime, Drama, War. Based on a novel The General Goes Too Far. Irish War of Independence
1937	United States	The Plough and the Stars		John Ford	Drama. Based on the play The Plough and the Stars. Easter Rising
1941	Nazi Germany	My Life for Ireland	Mein Leben für Irland	Max W. Kimmich	Drama. Irish War of Independence
1957	Ireland	The Rising of the Moon		John Ford	Comedy, Drama. Based on the play The Rising of the Moon. Irish War of Independence
1959	Ireland United States	Shake Hands with the Devil		Michael Anderson	Action, Drama, History. Based on a novel Shake Hands with the Devil. Irish War of Independence
1959	Ireland	This Other Eden		Muriel Box	Drama, Comedy. Based on the play This Other Eden. Irish War of Independence
1970	United Kingdom United States	Ryan's Daughter		David Lean	Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Madame Bovary.
1971	France Italy	One Is Always Too Good to Women	On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes	Michel Boisrond	Comedy, Drama.
1983	Ireland	Attracta		Kieran Hickey	Drama. Based on a short story Attracta.
1983	United Kingdom	Ascendancy		Edward Bennett	Drama.
1988	United Kingdom	The Dawning		Robert Knights	Drama, Romance, Thriller. Based on a novel The Old Jest. Irish War of Independence
1990	United Kingdom	Fools of Fortune		Pat O'Connor	Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Fools of Fortune. Irish War of Independence
1996	United States Ireland	Michael Collins		Neil Jordan	Biography, Drama, Thriller, War. Michael Collins
1999	France United Kingdom Ireland	The Last September		Deborah Warner	Drama, History, Romance. Based on a novel The Last September. Irish War of Independence
2006	Ireland United Kingdom Germany Italy Spain France Switzerland	The Wind That Shakes the Barley		Ken Loach	Drama, War. Irish War of Independence, Irish Civil War.
2014	Ireland	A Nightingale Falling		Garret Daly Martina McGlynn	Drama, History, War. Based on a novel A Nightingale Falling. Irish War of Independence
2016	Ireland	Fingal’s Finest		Colin D. Farrell	Thomas Ashe, Easter Rising.
2018	Ireland United Kingdom	Penance	Aithrí	Tommy Collins	Action, Romance. Based on the story Seacht mBua an Éirí Amach. Easter Rising
2022	Ireland United Kingdom United States	The Banshees of Inisherin		Martin McDonagh	Comedy, Drama. Irish Civil War

Television films

Year	Country	Main title (Alternative title)	Original title (Original script)	Director	Subject
1938	United Kingdom	Juno and the Paycock			Drama. Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1958	United States	Little Moon of Alban		George Schaefer	Drama. Irish War of Independence
1960	United States	Juno and the Paycock		Paul Shyre	Drama. Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1964	United States	Little Moon of Alban		George Schaefer	Irish War of Independence
1972	Norway		Skuggen av ein helt	Jon Heggedal	Based on the play The Shadow of a Gunman. Irish War of Independence
1972	United States	The Shadow of a Gunman		Joseph Hardy	Drama. Based on the play The Shadow of a Gunman. Irish War of Independence
1974	Sweden		Skuggan av en hjälte	Göran Graffman	Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1980	Ireland United Kingdom	Juno and the Paycock		Roger Cheveley	Drama. Based on the play Juno and the Paycock. Irish Civil War
1981	United States	Guests of the Nation		John J. Desmond	Drama, War. Based on the short story Guests of the Nation. Irish War of Independence
1987	United Kingdom	The Rockingham Shoot		Kieran Hickey	Drama.
1991	Ireland	The Treaty		Jonathan Lewis	Drama, History. Anglo-Irish Treaty
1997	Ireland	Ballyseedy		Frank Hand	History. Ballyseedy massacre
2016	Ireland	Eoin MacNeill: The Forgotten Man of 1916		Damian McCann	Drama. Eoin MacNeill

TV Series

Year	Country	Main title (Alternative title)	Original title (Original script)	Director	Subject
1975	United Kingdom	Days of Hope		Jim Allen	Drama, History, War.
1988	United Kingdom	Troubles		Christopher Morahan	Drama. Based on a novel Troubles. Irish War of Independence
2001	United Kingdom	Rebel Heart		John Strickland	Drama.
2016	Ireland	Wrecking the Rising	Éirí Amach Amú	Ruán Magan	Comedy. Easter Rising
2016	Ireland	Trial of the Century		Maurice Sweeney	Drama. Patrick Pearse
2016	Ireland	Rebellion		Aku Louhimies	Drama, History, War. Easter Rising
2019	Ireland	Resistance		Catherine Morshead	Drama. Bloody Sunday

References

1. Hanley, David (January 2024). "Imagining the Irish Revolution on Film". Offscreen.
2. Gibney, John (2018). "The Irish Independence Film Collection". History Ireland.
3. Slaymaker, James (2 November 2020). "Video Essay: "The Rising of the Moon" — Exploring the Struggle for Irish Independence through Cinema". MUBI.
4. Barton, Ruth (25 May 2021). "The War of Independence on film: Irish Destiny to Michael Collin". The Irish Times.
5. Wells-Lassagne, Shannon (2018). "Mind the Gap: The Big House in Cinematic Representations of the Anglo-Irish War". Études Irlandaises (43–2): 79–90. doi:10.4000/etudesirlandaises.5686.