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Christy Mahon, a cloddish shy young farmer, appears at the local pub in a village on the wild coast of Mayo, bearing the news that he has recently murdered his father with one blow of a spade while they were out digging potatoes. To his delighted astonishment, he is hailed as a hero in the town wher...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Druid Theatre Company, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Hynes, Garry, Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanitites, Inc., [2003]
Series:Theatre in video.
Subjects:
Country life > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Irish drama.
Ireland > Drama.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
Feature films.
Online Access:Connect to this online video
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Summary:Christy Mahon, a cloddish shy young farmer, appears at the local pub in a village on the wild coast of Mayo, bearing the news that he has recently murdered his father with one blow of a spade while they were out digging potatoes. To his delighted astonishment, he is hailed as a hero in the town where he is a stranger and begins to bask in unexpected adulation.
Item Description:Originally published as a videocassette.
Videorecording of the Druid Theatre Company presentation from the Donmar Warehouse, Covent Garden.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (140 min.)
Production Credits:Director, Garry Hynes.