The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars is a 1937 American drama film directed by John Ford and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Preston Foster. It is based on the play of the same name written by Seán O'Casey.
Plot
Nora Clitheroe runs a rooming house in Dublin while trying to avoid the political turmoil raging around her in revolutionary Ireland. However, she discovers that her husband Jack has joined a militia of Irish rebels seeking to oust the British from Ireland. Nora fears for Jack's safety and begs him to keep his distance from the revolutionary forces. Despite Jack's promises to Nora that he will cease his participation with the rebels, he becomes a commander with the Irish Citizen Army as it plans to occupy the Dublin General Post Office as part of the Easter Rising.
Cast
More details
| author | Dudley Nichols Seán O'Casey |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Ireland |
| director | John Ford |
| editor | George Hively |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | easter rising irish citizen army political turmoil post office rooming house |
| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| producer | Cliff Reid |
| publisher | RKO Pictures |