A forgotten history of Northern Ireland is unveiled through a journey into Ulster Television’s archives, and the rediscovery of the first locally-produced network drama, Boatman Do Not Tarry.
Casts Evan Marshall, Bronagh McAtasney, Stephen McNally, Lorraine Bourke, George Hawthorn, John Hill, Shamus Donnelly, Phil Woolsey, Wesley Johnston, Patrick McAlinney
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
JFK
The Skinny
The Big One
Mirror
M. Butterfly
We Were Soldiers
Bil'in Habibti
The Dish
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Concode, an Epic Saga
The Magdalene Sisters
K-19: The Widowmaker
Miranda's Victim
Nixon
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
The Real Derry: Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
In the Intense Now
Generation Sputnik
Chappaquiddick
Gaumont, the Étrange Anthology
SIMILAR MOVIES
JFK
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1991
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.The Skinny
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
A short archival documentary exploring how people come to the UK in search of a better life, only to find that the reality often falls short of their expectations.The Big One
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1997
The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the country asking why big American corporations produce their product abroad where labor is cheaper while so many Americans are unemployed, losing their jobs, and would happily be hired by such companies as Nike.Mirror
IMDB 8 | Mar , 1975
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.M. Butterfly
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1993
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.We Were Soldiers
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2002
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."Bil'in Habibti
IMDB 10 | Jan , 2006
The Israeli filmmaker Shai Corneli Polak records the building of the 'security wall' through Palestinian territory at the village of Bil'in. The villagers protest mostly peacefully, while the Israeli army doesn't react peacefully. By now the Israeli High Court has ruled that the building of the wall was illegal.The Dish
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2000
A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.Hollywood Rated 'R'
IMDB 5.3 | Jun , 1997
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.Concode, an Epic Saga
IMDB 8 | Mar , 2019
Fifty years ago, on Sunday, 2 March 1969, Concorde flew for the first time. Starting from this inaugural flight, the film goes back in time to the origin of the conception of Concorde.The Magdalene Sisters
IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2002
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.K-19: The Widowmaker
IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 2002
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.Miranda's Victim
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2023
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation.Nixon
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1995
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
IMDB 7.8 | May , 1962
President Kennedy's birthday celebration was held at the third Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962, and more than 15,000 people attended, including numerous celebrities. The event was a fundraising gala for the Democratic Party. Features Marilyn Monroe singing to JFK.The Real Derry: Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2022
With warmth, wit and honesty, Derry Girls' Jamie-Lee O'Donnell reflects on her childhood experiences and discovers what life's like for young people growing up in Derry today.In the Intense Now
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 2017
A personal essay which analyses and compares images of the political upheavals of the 1960s. From the military coup in Brazil to China's Cultural Revolution, from the student uprisings in Paris to the end of the Prague Spring.Generation Sputnik
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 2016
From 1957 —the year in which the Soviets put the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit— to 1969 —when American astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon—, the beginnings of the space conquest were depicted in popular culture: cinema, television, comics and literature of the time contain numerous references to an imagined future.Chappaquiddick
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 2018
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.Gaumont, the Étrange Anthology
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 2024
To mark the 30th anniversary of L'Étrange Festival, Gaumont is opening up its archives to offer the best of its most secret, bizarre and crazy images, digitized for the first time. A unique program featuring black magic, surrealistic happenings, world records, the evolution of feminism, wild bets, vanished places, forgotten inventions and other delights.