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Black '47 Cover Image DVD DVD

Black '47 [videorecording] / a Fastnet Films/Primemeridian production in association with Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board and Premiere Picture in co-production with Samsa Film, Umedia, Sea Around Us with the support of Film Fund Luxembourg ; funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland ; written and directed by Lance Daly.

Summary:

One man's ruthless pursuit of justice plays out against the darkest chapter of Irish history in this riveting revenge thriller. In 1847, battle-hardened soldier Feeney deserts the British army to return home to Ireland, where he finds his country ravaged beyond recognition by the Great Famine. When he discovers that his mother has died of starvation and his brother has been hanged by the British, something snaps, sending Feeney on a relentless quest to get even with the powers-that-be.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (100 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: [Canada] : Mongrel Media, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
Title from container.
Wide screen.
Participant or Performer Note:
Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Sarah Greene, Barry Keoghan, Jim Broadbent, Stephan Rea.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
MPAA rating: R; for violence, some disturbing images and language.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English dialogue; English subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Revenge > Fiction.
Soldiers > Fiction.
Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852 > Fiction.
Genre: Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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