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The Rising of the Moon
UNITED STATES · 1957

The Rising of the Moon

John Ford
Irish folklore rural tradition community values law and morality small-town life
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Synopsis

Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest an old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including the man he slugged, sympathizing with him. "One Minute's Wait" is about a little train station and glimpses into the lives of the passengers

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