The IRA on Film and Television

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has for decades pursued the goal of unifying its homeland into a single sovereign nation, ending British rule in Northern Ireland. Over the years, the IRA has been dramatized in motion pictures directed by John Ford ( The Informer ), Carol Reed ( Odd Man Out ), David Lean ( Ryan's Daughter ), Neil Jordan ( Michael Collins ), and many others. Such international film stars as Liam Neeson, James Cagney, Richard Gere, James Mason and Anthony Hopkins have portrayed IRA