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Yeats Country

1965

17m

6.7

6.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb

Overview

Yeats Country is a lyrical film commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs to commemorate the centenary of the birth of William Butler Yeats. The first Irish film by cinematographer and director Patrick Carey celebrates the landscape of Yeats’ poetry through stunning photography, narrated by Tom St. John Barry. Evocative images of the west of Ireland illustrate the poet’s life including Thoor Ballylee Castle where he lived, Coole Park, home of Lady Gregory where literary figures of the period socialised, Lissadell House, Knocknarea Mountain, the slopes of Ben Bulben, the waterfall at Glencar and finally Yeats’ grave at Drumcliffe. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 1966.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Aengus Films

Production Countries

Ireland

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	June 1, 1965
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0059926

Cast

Tom St. John Barry

Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Patrick Carey

Director

Patrick Carey

Writer

Patrick Carey

Producer

Joe Mendoza

Producer

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