Man of Aran
1934 · Movie · NR · 76 min
★ 6.9(55)unSUB Rating
A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a pure uncorrupted peasant existence centred around the struggle between man and his hostile but magnificent surroundings. A blend of documentary and fictional narrative, the film captures the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands.
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Details
- Years
- 1934
- Release date
- 1934-05-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.3/10 (55 votes)
Themes
- ireland
- remote island
- hardship
- irishman
- seaweed
- storm at sea
- shark fishers
- torrential wind
- irish sea
- fishermen
- fishing village
- harpooner
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Colman 'Tiger' King
as A Man of Aran
Maggie Dirrane
as His Wife
Michael Dirrane
as Their Son
- PA
Pat Mullin of Aran
as Shark Hunter
- PR
Patch 'Red Beard' Ruadh
as Shark Hunter
- PF
Patcheen Faherty
as Shark Hunter
- TO
Tommy O'Rourke
as Shark Hunter
- SD
Stephen Dirrane
as Canoeman
- PM
Pat McDonough
as Canoeman
Directed by Robert Flaherty