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English. Jimmy's Hall is a 2014 drama film directed by Ken Loach. The film tells the story of the deportation to the United States in 1933 of Irish Communist Jimmy Gralton, who led the Revolutionary Workers' Group, a precursor of the Communist Party of Ireland, in County Leitrim. [3]
Jun 3, 2014 · As Ken Loach’s movie about the only Irishman deported from Ireland hits the big screen, Steve Cummins delves into the true story behind Jimmy’s Hall.
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Oct 13, 2014 · Gralton’s story is the subject of a new movie from renowned British director Ken Loach and his regular, like-minded collaborator, screenwriter Paul Laverty. Entitled Jimmy’s Hall, the feature was released on Friday, May 30.
Jul 3, 2015 · In a reflection of what Robert Christgau has called “the tragicomedy of leftist sectarianism,” certain politically minded commentators have noted that this based-on-true-events film soft-sells the fact that the real Jimmy Gralton was, besides being a community organizer, an unapologetic Stalinist.
Aug 2, 2017 · Paul Gralton, cousin of Jimmy Gralton, writes about the Abbey Theatre production of Jimmy's Hall, an adaptation of Ken Loach's acclaimed film, based on the true story of Leitrim man...
Jul 2, 2015 · “Jimmy’s Hall” is set in 1932, a decade after the civil war that Loach and Laverty plumbed in their stirring 2006 Cannes prize winner, “The Wind that Shakes the Barley.” It finds Ireland in...
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Jul 2, 2015 · Directed by Ken Loach. Biography, Drama, History. PG-13. 1h 49m. By Stephen Holden. July 2, 2015. One of the pleasures of “ Jimmy’s Hall ,” a likable period piece directed by the...
