- Country: Ireland, UK
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 2012-02-21
- Director: Desmond Bell
- Writers: Desmond Bell
- Language: English
- Stars: Barry Barnes , Charles Bousquet , Ricky Crawford , Dara Devaney , Mia Gallagher , Christos Lawton , Frankie McCafferty , Arthur Riordan , Nicholas Stratton , James Tolcher
- Runtime: min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Enigma of Frank Ryan (Ireland)
- Plot: Frank Ryan's life (born Limerick 1902, died Dresden 1944) remains an enigma. The teenage IRA volunteer, dissident republican and Spanish International Brigade volunteer, ended his life working for the Nazis in wartime Berlin. How could this be? Our film employs the imaginative resources of the creative documentary to explore a human story of truly tragic proportions. We harness the power of the archival image in play with dramatic live action to to draw a contemporary audience into the core story centred on Ryan's split loyalties. From an appartment in war ravaged Berlin Ryan reflects on his life sharing his story with a young radio producer. After a failed attempt to return to Ireland by U Boat together with the head of the IRA, Ryan becomes trapped in Berlin. The contradiction between his political beliefs and his dependence on Nazi hospitaity comes to haunt him. Drawing upon Ryan's letters and journalism we have fashioned a film which hopefully illuminates the enigma that was Frank Ryan.
- IMDB:tt2338307
The Enigma of Frank Ryan Cast
Desmond Bell
Director
Barry Barnes
Hans Hartmann
Charles Bousquet
Chief sergeant of the International Brigades
Ricky Crawford
Minister Geoghan
Dara Devaney
Frank Ryan
Mia Gallagher
Rosamund Jacob
Christos Lawton
Gestapo Officer
Frankie McCafferty
Sean Russell
Arthur Riordan
Eamonn De Valera
Nicholas Stratton
Captain Von Stockhausen
James Tolcher
Army Officer