

The Rising of the Moon
Actually filmed in the Emerald Isle!
Genres
Overview
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest an old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including the man he slugged, sympathizing with him. "One Minute's Wait" is about a little train station and glimpses into the lives of the passengers, with a series of comic setups. The third piece, "1921," is about a condemned Irish nationalist and his daring escape.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
81 min
Release Date
1957-08-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
6.9
Tyrone Power
Self - Host
Noel Purcell
Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Cyril Cusack
Inspector Michael Dillon (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Jack MacGowran
Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Jimmy O'Dea
Paddy Morrissey, Porter (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Tony Quinn
Andrew Rourke, Station Master (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Paul Farrell
Jim O'Brien, Engineer (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Kevin Casey
Fireman McTigue (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Maureen Potter
Pegeen Mallory, Barmaid (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
May Craig
Mrs. Folsey (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Michael Trubshawe
Colonel Charles Frobisher (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Maureen Connell
May Ann McMahon (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Michael O'Duffy
Mahon, The Singer (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Denis O'Dea
Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921')
Eileen Crowe
Mrs. O'Hara (segment '1921')
Frank Lawton
British Officer (segment '1921')
Donal Donnelly
Sean Curran (segment '1921')
Maureen Cusack
Sister Therese (segment '1921')
Edward Lexy
Quartermaster Sergeant (segment '1921')
Maureen Delaney
Old Woman (segment '1921')
Harold Goldblatt
Barney Donigan (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Doreen Madden
Sister Matthias (segment '1921')
Joseph O'Dea
Chief of Guards (segment '1921')
Godfrey Quigley
Christy Donigan (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Colonel Frobisher's Wife (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Denis Brennan
Black & Tan Officer (segment '1921')
John Cowley
Gombeen Man (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Annie D'Alton
Mrs. Kinsella, Fisherman's Wife
J.G. Devlin
Moran
Dennis Franks
Black & Tan Officer (segment '1921')
Maurice Good
Constable O'Grady
Eric Gorman
Festus McQuade, Neighbor
Joe Hone
I.R.A. Man
John Horan
Billposter
David Marlowe
Mafra McDonagh
I.R.A. Man
Paddy O'Donnell
Railway Porter (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Martin Thornton
Sergeant (segment '1921')
6.7
Dark Habits
After her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorities in a convent for fallen women.
1983-10-03 | es
6.5
Nacho Libre
Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.
2006-06-16 | en
7.5
Night on Earth
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
1991-12-12 | en
7.1
Chicago
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
2002-12-10 | en
6.0
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.
2003-09-12 | en
5.2
Happy Ever After
The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.
1954-06-29 | en
7.2
Breakfast on Pluto
In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
2005-11-16 | en
7.7
The Blues Brothers
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
1980-06-16 | en
7.2
Closely Watched Trains
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.
1966-11-18 | cs
5.3
Love Apprentices
One of the many German "report" sexploitation films from the early 1970s, with the only distinction that it focuses on female apprentices instead of schoolgirls.
1972-06-28 | de
0.0
Three Piece Suite
Miniseries comprising short plays featuring Diana Rigg and guests.
1977-01-01 | en
7.6
Kind Hearts and Coronets
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
1949-06-21 | en
5.4
The Convent
A group of college students break into an abandoned convent and become possessed by demonic spirits.
2000-01-21 | en
5.8
Young People Fucking
On a Tuesday night, five couples have separate sexual adventures. Matt and Kris, friends for years, want to have an only-once, no-strings good time. Abby and Andrew, married, celebrate his birthday, but it's marred by angst and miscommunication. Mia and Eric are exes, making sure they are over each other. Jaime and Ken work together and this is a first date. Inez and Gord invite his roommate, Dave, to join them. By the time each couple has gone through a prelude, foreplay, sex, an interlude, orgasm, and afterglow, they've answered basic questions: can sex be anonymous, are we bored, is our marriage really finished, does anyone tell the truth, and how do we make someone happy?
2007-09-05 | en
0.0
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
Third in the Nunsense series of musicals.
1998-01-01 | en
3.7
Babovřesky 2
2014-02-20 | cs
6.0
September Gun
Ben Sunday, a long-in-tooth gunfighter forms an uneasy alliance with a Catholic nun. The single-minded sister wants to erect a sanctuary for a group of Apache orphans. Ben Sunday picks an ideal spot, right in the center of town--the local saloon and "bawdy house".
1983-10-08 | en
4.8
Boy Eats Girl
A boy declares his love for his girlfriend, only to die the same night. He is brought back to life by his mother as a flesh-craving zombie, who sires more teen undead while trying to control his, er, appetite for his beloved.
2005-08-02 | en
6.2
Crime Wave
A young director intent on making "the greatest color crime movie ever" can't seem to finish his script--he has a beginning and an end, but he can't quite figure out the middle. The daughter of his landlord, excited to have a real "movie person" living nearby, tries to help by putting him in touch with a man who wants to collaborate on a script--the strange "Dr. Jolly"
1985-04-12 | en
7.0
Hana & Alice
Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
2004-03-13 | ja