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7.6/10   533 votes
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Director:
Robert J. Flaherty
Writer:
Robert J. Flaherty (writer)
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Release Date:
25 April 1934 (UK) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
The magic of black and white photography with stunning visuals more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Colman 'Tiger' King ... A Man of Aran
Maggie Dirrane ... His Wife
Michael Dirrane ... Their Son
Pat Mullin ... Shark Hunter
Patch 'Red Beard' Ruadh ... Shark Hunter
Patcheen Faherty ... Shark Hunter
Tommy O'Rourke ... Shark Hunter
'Big Patcheen' Conneely of the West ... Canoeman
Stephen Dirrane ... Canoeman
Pat McDonough ... Canoeman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:76 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The islanders hunt a basking shark for its oil, but they hadn't done so in generations. The filmmakers had to bring an Inuit hunter to show them how to do it as their ancestors might have. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Stützen der Gesellschaft (1935) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
The magic of black and white photography with stunning visuals, 8 February 2000
Author: monabe from Tuross Head, Australia

A magic film that you can watch again and again for its majesty and drama. I cannot recall another black and white movie that so well captured the terrifying grandeur of the sea. If you saw and enjoyed "Ryan's Daughter", do see this classic of cinema and compare it's storm sequence. What magic Flaherty captured in astonishing cinematography and editing! The setting is wonderful, so do see this film, and hope you too get the opportunity to see the West coast of Ireland when the sea is up and the wind is shrieking. Times may have changed even these more remote parts of Ireland, but nothing will ever overcome the stark and rugged beauty of this glorious landscape so ably captured in "Man of Aran".

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