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Robert Emmet
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Martin J. Faust [Robert Emmet], Julia M. Taylor [Sarah Curran], Mignon Anderson
Thanhouser Company production; distributed by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company. / From a poem by Thomas Moore. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Biographical.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Robert Emmet, although he died at the age of 25, made a record that will always keep his memory green among his countrymen. From his boyhood his heart was set on freeing Ireland from English rule. He entered Trinity College and made a brilliant name for himself there, but was expelled through the discovery of his affiliation with the United Irishmen. He spent several years in exile, during which period he was received by Napoleon, whom he tried unsuccessfully to interest in the Irish cause. Returning to his native land, he headed an uprising that failed. He escaped with several of his followers, but despite their protests returned to see his sweetheart, Sarah Curran, and was captured by the British soldiers. While in prison he shielded Sarah from the prying authorities, and offered to plead guilty if she was not subject to official annoyance. Despite all efforts to save him, he was executed in Dublin. The pathetic love story of Emmet and Sarah Curran is a page in history that will never be forgotten by their countrymen.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 August 2023.
References: Website-IMDb.
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