A Sense of Poetry

Part of a Canadian educational series, this visual illustration of the poem ‘The Beggars of Dublin’ by renowned Canadian poet Alden Nowlan follows a visitor to Dublin, as he disembarks from a plane and wanders the streets of Dublin encountering beggars and homeless people along the way.

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Duration:

18 minutes

Year:

1975

Director:

Paul Quigley

Cast:
John Granik

narrator

Crew:
Paul Quigley

Director

Alden Nowlan

Original Film Writer