W.B Yeats: a tribute

Ireland, 1950

Film
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The life story of the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats, is told against scenes of places which influenced his life and work, including his home county of Sligo and the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Relevant quotations from his poems are read to create an impression of the man and his work.

Credits

director

John Desmond Sheridan

George Fleischmann

production company

National Film Institute of Ireland

Language

English

Duration

00:22:17:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

30287

Subject categories

Documentary

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Literature → Poets - Biography

Literature → Poets, Irish

Literature → Yeats, W.B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

Music & Performing Arts → Yeats, W.B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

People → Poets - Biography

People → Yeats, W.B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

Short films

Short films → Short films - Ireland

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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