The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas (2019)
A history of Limerick’s single-screen, city centre cinemas: the Abbey, the Carlton, the Central, the City Theatre, the Coliseum, the Lyric, the Savoy, the Thomond, and the Tivoli. The documentary charts their cultural and economic importance from the glory days of the cinemas before television to their slow decline.
Director: Dave Burns
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Mike Finn as Narrator |
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Joe Coleman as Self |
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Declan McLoughlin as Self |
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Alan English as Self |
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Tom English as Self |
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Joe Malone as Self |
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Teresa O'Mahony as Self |
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Jim McDermott as Self |
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Jim Sims as Self |
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Joe Kemmy as Self |
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Jimmy Connors as Self |
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Bryan Brislane as Self |
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Rita O'Flynn as Self |
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Tony Flannaghan as Self |
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Callie Connolly as Self |
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Bernie Doyle as Self |
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Tony Flanagan as Self |
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Jack Bourke as Self |
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Stan Laurel as Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog) |
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Florence Gilbert as Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog) |
| Directing | Dave Burns | Director |
| Writing | Dave Burns | Writer |
| Editing | Simon McGuire | Editor |
| Camera | Paul Lynam | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Keith Bogue | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jim Pigeon | Camera Operator |
| Production | Paul Lynam | Producer |
| Production | Declan McLoughlin | Producer |