Parnell (1937)
The Romance that rocked the foundations of an empire....now lives on the screen!
Genre : Drama, History, Romance
Runtime : 1H 58M
Director : John M. Stahl
Writer : John Van Druten, S. N. Behrman
Synopsis
Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.
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