The Tragedy of Ulster (1974)

Movie №7577, 2 parts, Duration: 0:20:44 B/W

Studio CSDF (RCSDF)

Annotation:

The film, based on foreign newsreels, tells of the bloody clashes between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland.

Annotation:

The film tells the story of the Northern Irish workers' struggle for civil rights, based on archival foreign newsreels from the 1960s and 1970s. Great Britain. Northern Ireland. Belfast. General view of the city. Special forces of the British Army patrol the streets, search cars and residents of the city. Armored vehicles and tanks on the streets. Explosions, shootouts on the streets. Destroyed buildings and houses. British soldiers arrive in Belfast by ship and plane. Destroyed buildings and houses. Local residents and soldiers clear the rubble. Protestant parade in the Catholic quarter of the city. Empty houses in the Catholic quarter. Residents of the Catholic quarter go to the cathedral. Linadaun (a suburb of Belfast). An armored personnel carrier smashes cars with the belongings of homeless families trying to occupy empty houses. A crowd of residents on the street. English: A British officer speaks about the possible use of gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators (synchronously). Long Cosh concentration camp. Checkpoint. One of the leaders of the republican movement speaks about his time in English and Irish prisons (synchronously). Interview with the General Secretary of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association E. Stewart (synchronously). British Prime Minister Heath, Home Secretary Maudling, extremist leader Craich, Pastor Paisley, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Wyllow in Belfast. Housewives attack British soldiers after a search. Demonstration of supporters of the republican movement. Slogans and posters calling for the withdrawal of the British army from Northern Ireland. Clashes between demonstrators and troops. A dead man lies in the street. Funeral of those killed during the demonstration in a cemetery. A woman sets fire to the national flag of Great Britain. A crowd of Dublin residents carries thirteen symbolic coffins near the building of the British embassy. Demonstration in solidarity with Northern Ireland fighters in London. Irish Council meeting in Sunningdale.