Man of Aran (1934)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 16min
- Documentary
- 19 Nov 1934 (Sweden)
- Movie
In this blend of documentary and fictional narrative from pioneering filmmaker Robert Flaherty, the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention...
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| Colman 'Tiger' King | ... |
A Man of Aran
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Maggie Dirrane | ... |
His Wife
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Michael Dirrane | ... |
Their Son
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Pat Mullin | ... |
Shark Hunter
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Patch 'Red Beard' Ruadh | ... |
Shark Hunter
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Patcheen Faherty | ... |
Shark Hunter
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Tommy O'Rourke | ... |
Shark Hunter
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'Big Patcheen' Conneely of the West | ... |
Canoeman
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Stephen Dirrane | ... |
Canoeman
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Pat McDonough | ... |
Canoeman
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Directed by
| Robert J. Flaherty | ||
Written by
| Robert J. Flaherty | ... | () |
Produced by
| Michael Balcon | ... | producer |
Music by
| John Greenwood | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert J. Flaherty | ||
Film Editing by
| John Monck | ... | (as John Goldman) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pat Mullin of Aran | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Slim Hand | ... | sound recordist (as H. Hand) |
Music Department
| Louis Levy | ... | musical director |
| Leighton Lucas | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Other crew
| Frances H. Flaherty | ... | collaborator |
| John Taylor | ... | field laboratory |
| Harry Watt | ... | laboratory assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gaumont British Distributors (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America (1934) (United States) (theatrical)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1972) (United States) (tv)
- Éditions Montparnasse (2006) (France) (DVD) (on 'The Robert Flaherty Collection')
- Park Circus (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Lopes Freire, Raul (1935) (Portugal) (theatrical)
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Spisok korabley (2008). See more » |