Jack MacGowran Movies
- 1952
The Gentle Gunman
The Gentle Gunman6.31952HD
The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
- 1953
Time Bomb
Time Bomb5.21953HD
When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation,...
- 1956
Jacqueline
Jacqueline61956HD
Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from...
- 2023
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist7.32023HD
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William...
- 1968
Wonderwall
Wonderwall5.21968HD
The eccentric professor Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When the model Penny moves in next to him, he becomes fascinated...
- 1968
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah01968HD
A skiving bin gang are on high alert when their new inspector takes an interest.
- 1957
Manuela
Manuela5.71957HD
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain –...
- 1971
King Lear
King Lear6.61971HD
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia,...
- 1959
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns91959HD
Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
- 1970
A Day at the Beach
A Day at the Beach4.91970HD
Bernie is a silver tongued wanderer with a fondness for drink and no clear goal in life. What was supposed to be a day of fun at the seaside turns to...
- 1958
Rooney
Rooney5.51958HD
The life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends.
- 1962
Mix Me a Person
Mix Me a Person6.21962HD
Eighteen-year-old Harry Jukes is literally holding a smoking gun in his hand. His lawyer thinks he did it, but his psychiatrist disagrees -- and...
- 1958
She Didn't Say No!
She Didn't Say No!6.31958HD
Bridget Monaghan, a single mother who has had six children by different fathers, shocks the conservative inhabitants of an Irish village.
- 1966
The Stable Door
The Stable Door01966HD
This is a film made as an elaborate advert for the Insurance Industry. A group of criminals conspire to rob a warehouse which has also been spotted...
- 1966
Eh, Joe?
Eh, Joe?01966HD
The first English broadcast of Eh, Joe? which aired on BBC2 on July 4th, 1966 with Jack MacGowran, for whom the play was specifically written,...
- 1970
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go4.61970HD
An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, an organized crime mastermind. They...
- 1951
No Resting Place
No Resting Place01951HD
The brilliant British documentary filmmaker Paul Rotha made his feature-film debut with 1950's No Resting Place. Filmed on location in Ireland, the...
- 1967
The Inn Way Out
The Inn Way Out01967HD
A man encounters all sorts of strange places and people when he goes out for cigarettes.
- 1972
The Shadow of a Gunman
The Shadow of a Gunman01972HD
Is a sensitive and mysterious poet really an IRA gunman in hiding? Set in a Dublin tenement in the 1920s, this was the first part of Sean O'Casey's...
- 1965
Beginning to End
Beginning to End01965HD
A recital of passages from the works of Samuel Beckett, performed by Jack MacGowran, as a raving old man.