The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin (2004)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 30M

Director : Paul Duane

Synopsis

This documentary reunites director Peter Lennon and cinematographer Raoul Coutard, who recount the making of their then controversial but now classic documentary on Ireland in the Sixties. Rocky Road to Dublin was screened for only a few weeks at a single Dublin theatre.

Actors

Raoul Coutard
Raoul Coutard
Self
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Self
Peter Lennon
Peter Lennon
Self

Crews

Paul Duane
Paul Duane
Director
Sé Merry Doyle
Sé Merry Doyle
Producer
Sé Merry Doyle
Sé Merry Doyle
Editor

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