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21 feb 2012 · The Enigma of Frank Ryan: Directed by Desmond Bell. With Barry Barnes, Charles Bousquet, Ricky Crawford, Dara Devaney. The life of Frank Ryan (1902- 1944) who was an Irish radical, International Brigade volunteer in Spain, and Nazi collaborator in Berlin.
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- Drama
- Desmond Bell
- 2012-02-21
11 apr 2012 · Ryan, an IRA activist in Ireland, International Brigade Volunteer in Spain, and Nazi collaborator in Berlin, entered an agreement with a Nazi regime which he believed would assist in forging a united Ireland. But the former radical and internationalist paid…
A sympathetic but searching portrait of Frank Ryan (1902-1944) IRA activist in Ireland, International Brigade Volunteer in Spain and Nazi collaborator in Berlin. Ryan enters a Faustian pact with a Nazi regime he believes will assist in forging a united Ireland.
21 feb 2012 · The Enigma of Frank Ryan is Desmond Bell’s ambitious dramatization of the life of the Irish republican socialist Frank Ryan, probably best known for his role in the Spanish Civil War. Bell’s film tackles this alongside his involvement in the IRA and his controversial time in Nazi Germany.
The film tells the controversial story of Frank Ryan (1902-44), teenage IRA volunteer, dissident republican and Spanish International Brigade volunteer, who ended his life working for the Nazis in wartime Berlin.
19 feb 2012 · Director: Des Bell. Historical Consultant: Fearghal McGarry. Starring: Dara Devaney, Mia Gallagher, Barry Barnes, Frankie McCafferty, Reviewer: John Dorney. Frank Ryan lies in bed in his cramped bedsit in Berlin in 1944, listening to the Allied bombs pounding the city outside.
IRELAND ON SUNDAY: THE ENIGMA OF FRANK RYAN. Ireland on Sunday is our monthly showcase for new Irish Film. Desmond Bell’s dramatisation of the life of Frank Ryan (1902–1944) provides a sympathetic but searching portrait of a politically complex figure.
