Cradle of Genius

Name: Cradle of Genius
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1960-11-11
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Frank O'Connor, Eileen Crowe, Maureen Delany, Barry Fitzgerald, Siobhán McKenna

November 11, 1960
Directed by
Paul Rotha

Longtime playwrights and performers of the Abbey Theatre share colourful reminiscences of the national institution founded by W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory in 1904. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short

short film

theatre

Last Updated: November 3, 2025

Cast

Frank O'Connor

Self - Narrator (voice)

Eileen Crowe

Self

Maureen Delany

Self

Barry Fitzgerald

Self

Siobhán McKenna

Cradle of Genius

November 11, 1960
Directed by
Paul Rotha