Ryan's Daughter

★★★★★

Turkish title: İrlandalı kız

“A story of love...set against the violence of rebellion”

1970 · 3 h 20 min

Directed by David Lean

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Cast

Sarah Miles Robert Mitchum

Credits

Written by: Robert Bolt

Plot

A married woman in Ireland falls for a British officer.

Sinekatalog’s take

David Lean's sweeping Irish romance, shot on the Dingle coast, is visually magnificent. Critics found its small story overblown at the time, but the storm sequence and photography are breathtaking.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (11,817 votes)
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