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James Connolly: A Working Class Hero is a comprehensive documentary on the life of James Connolly. The film traces Connolly’s life from his childhood in the appalling squalor of the Cowgate slums in Edinburgh to the tragedy of his execution in Kilmainham in May 1916. This documentary is the fullest account of a man who worked single mindedly for a decent, just and free life for workers everywhere. It reveals how Connolly was unique among his comrades, a self taught scholar, a socialist, a Marxist and outstanding Labour leader of Ireland.
Contributors include Eamon Gilmore, Fintan O’Toole, Francis Devine, Ross Connolly, Owen Dudley Edwards, Professor Fergus D’Arcy and Dick Spring among others. The documentary includes musical contributions from Christie Moore, Andy Irvine, Adrian Dunbar, Paul Cleary and Jimmy Kelly. International film actor, Colm Meaney reads from Connolly’s work and letters.
James Connolly: A Working Class Hero places a spotlight on Connolly the person, his family life, his struggles and disappointments as well as his politics. This documentary offers a major contribution to Irish and International Labour history.
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