The Living Flame

Commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, commissioned for its 50th anniversary.

1966

0h 43min

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Top Billed Cast

Chris Curran
Narrator
Vincent Dowling
Howard Marion-Crawford
Eoin O'Súilleabháin

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