The O'Kalem Collection: 1910-1915 - 2-DVD Set ( The Lad from Old Ireland / Rory O'More / The Colleen Bawn / You Remember Ellen / His Mother / For Ireland's Sake / Come Back to Erin / Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr )

The O'Kalem Collection: 1910-1915 - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Lad from Old Ireland / Rory O'More / The Colleen Bawn / You Remember Ellen / His Mother / For Ireland's Sake / Come Back to Erin / Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
295 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1910 - 1915 and produced in:
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Sidney Olcott
Robert G. Vignola
Dion Boucicault

Written By:
Gene Gauntier
Samuel Lover
Dion Boucicault
Sidney Olcott

Actors:
Sidney Olcott ..... Terry O'Connor
Gene Gauntier ..... Aileene
Thomas O'Connor ..... Murphy - the Landlord
Arthur Donaldson ..... Parish Priest
J.P. McGowan ..... Election Agent
Robert G. Vignola ..... Man in Campaign Office
Jane Wolfe ..... Elsie Myron - American Heiress
Agnes Mapes ..... Aileene's Mother
Laurene Santley
J.J. Clark ..... Rory O'More
Gene Gauntier ..... Kathleen
Robert G. Vignola ..... Black William
J.P. McGowan ..... Commander of the English troops
Arthur Donaldson ..... Father O'Brien
Anna Clark ..... Rory's Mother
Dion Boucicault
George K. Hollister ..... The Lord of Rosna Hall
Gene Gauntier ..... Ellen - Pride of the Village
J.J. Clark ..... The Stranger
J.J. Clark ..... Terence
Gene Gauntier ..... Miss Foster - the Banker's Daughter
J.P. McGowan ..... John Foster
Anna Clark ..... Terence's Mother
Arthur Donaldson ..... The Priest
Gene Gauntier ..... Eileen Donaghue
J.J. Clark ..... Marty O' Sullivan
Sidney Olcott ..... Father Flanagan
Madam Norina ..... Mrs. Bridget Donaghue
Gene Gauntier ..... Peggy O'Malley
J.J. Clark ..... Jerry, the Blacksmith
Sidney Olcott ..... Con Daly
Valentine Grant ..... Nora Doyle
Pat O'Malley ..... Myles Murphy
Laurene Santley ..... Mrs. Doyle - Nora's Mother
Arthur G. Lee ..... Col. Reid
Robert Rivers ..... Fealy - an Informer
Charles McConnell ..... Father O'Flynn
Jack Melville ..... Robert Emmett

Synopsis:

The 'O'Kalems' was the affectionate name given to members of New York's Kalem Film Company, who between 1910-1915 produced almost thirty films dealing with Ireland and Irish subjects. The O'Kalem Company made history by producing not only the earliest series of fiction films made in Ireland, but also the first films to be shot on both sides of the Atlantic. The majority of these were filmed in and around Killarney Co. Kerry, making extensive use of the dramatic landscape and using locals as extras. The O'Kalem Collection (1910-1915) brings together for the first time on DVD the surviving 8 films of the series. They have been gathered by the IFI Irish Film Archive from archives in Ireland, the US and Europe and are presented here with new musical scores, along with the accompanying feature-length documentary 'Blazing The Trail'. The O'Kalems in Ireland by Peter Flynn and Tony Tracy offers an in-depth and authoritative exploration of the making of the films and their place in American and Irish film history. Together they provide an invaluable record of the earliest images of Ireland, pre 1916, making this DVD set a must-have for all those passionate about silent cinema and Irish culture.

The Kalem Film Company was the first production company to work outside America and they came to Kerry. Becoming known as the O'Kalems, the cast and crew spent several years in and around Beaufort and Killarney resulting in a series of films depicting Irish life and politics of the time. Kerry Film Festival in association with the Irish Film Institute is delighted to present the premiere of new score for 3 of these O'Kalem silent films at the 15th Anniversary Festival.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 21 April, 2016.