Film in Ireland:
During 1996, Ireland celebrated a centenary of film. Over that century, many leading international
film makers have worked here.
Alfred Hitchcock filmed O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock" with the Abbey Theatre Players in 1930.
John Ford directed "The Informer" in 1935 and The Quiet Man in 1952.
John Huston, who made his home in Ireland, made many films here including his last film, James
Joyce's "The Dead" in 1987.
David Lean made his epic "Ryan's Daughter" in Co. Kerry in 1970.
Over the last twenty years, however, Ireland has made its own mark on the world of film,
with directors like Jim Sheridan and Neil Jordan winning Oscars for films such as "My Left Foot" and "The Crying Game".
