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No Resting Place (1951)

Movie ★ 6.3 80 min

The brilliant British documentary filmmaker Paul Rotha made his feature-film debut with 1950's No Resting Place. Filmed on location in Ireland, the film is a lightly fictionalized study of that country's itinerant workmen. Michael Gough plays tinker Alec Kyle, whose life is thrown into turmoil when he accidentally kills a man. Kyle spends the rest of the film evading Guard Mannigan (Noel Purcell), a civil servant who relies on instinct rather than scientific deduction to get his man. Without ever trying to elicit sympathy for his characters, director Rotha manages to compellingly detail the miserable living and working conditions of Ireland's nomad artisans.

Paul Rotha Director Colin Lesslie Writer Michael Orrom Writer Paul Rotha Writer

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Quick facts

Released
January 12, 1951
Runtime
80 min
IMDb
tt0251301
Language
Studio
Colin Lesslie Productions

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Frequently asked questions

What is No Resting Place about?
The brilliant British documentary filmmaker Paul Rotha made his feature-film debut with 1950's No Resting Place. Filmed on location in Ireland, the film is a lightly fictionalized study of that country's itinerant workmen. Michael Gough plays tinker Alec Kyle, whose life is thrown into turmoil when he accidentally kills a man. Kyle spends the rest of the film evading Guard Mannigan (Noel Purcell), a civil servant who relies on instinct rather than scientific deduction to get his man. Without ever trying to elicit sympathy for his characters, director Rotha manages to compellingly detail the miserable living and working conditions of Ireland's nomad artisans.
Who directed No Resting Place?
No Resting Place was directed by Paul Rotha.
Who stars in No Resting Place?
No Resting Place stars Michael Gough, Eithne Dunne, Noel Purcell, Brian O'Higgins.
When was No Resting Place released?
No Resting Place is a 1951 film.
Where can I watch No Resting Place?
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