Ryan's Daughter (DVD)

*This is NOT a comic! But I've driven past the ruins of the Ryan's Daughter set enough times on Slea Head that it's about time I watch the film!

By David Lean. Published by Warner Brothers. 

DVD, 197 minutes, 2.40:1 aspect ratio, Colour, 1970 (2006 pressing)

Ireland, 1916. Rosie Ryan (Sarah Miles), a young woman trapped in passionless marriage to an older schoolteacher (Robert Mitchum), begins an affair with a shell-shocked English soldier (Christopher Jones), provoking gossip and gaining a reputation as a traitor to the Nationalist cause. Directed by David Lean, 'Ryan's Daughter' won Oscars for Freddie Young's cinematography and John Mills' memorable performance as the village idiot.

Special Features:
3-part 35th anniversary documentary
2 vintage documentaries
Commentaries