Home Is the Hero

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Home Is the Hero
Directed by Fielder Cook
Written by Philip Howard
Henry Keating
Based onplay by Walter Macken
Produced by Emmet Dalton
Starring Walter Macken
Cinematography Stanley Pavey
Edited byJohn Ferris
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Home Is the Hero is a 1959 Irish drama film directed by Fielder Cook. [1] It was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.

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References

  1. "Home Is the Hero (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019.