Documentary backdrop image for A Terrible Beauty (2013)

Documentary backdrop image for A Terrible Beauty (2013)

201393 min0documentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A Terrible Beauty

201393 min0documentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Fifteen innocent men and boys were executed after the fighting at The Battle of Mount Street Bridge during the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916.

Genres

Director

Synopsis

Fifteen innocent men and boys were executed after the fighting at The Battle of Mount Street Bridge during the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916.

People

Keith Farrell

Keith Farrelldirector

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conorcast

Owen McDonnell

Owen McDonnellcast

Rick Burn

Karen Ardiff

Karen Ardiffcast

Synopsis

Dublin's streets erupted in conflict during the Easter Rising of 1916. Irish Volunteers faced British soldiers, many of whom were fresh from the Great War. The Battle of Mount Street Bridge marked a turning point, resulting in the execution of innocent men and boys. Confusion surrounded the fighting, as participants struggled to grasp the scale of the violence. Director Keith Farrell presents personal stories from both sides, revealing the chaos of a moment that shaped Irish history.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

One Day in September (1999)

One Day in September

1999•1h34m•★7.3TMDB

Eleven Israeli athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

One Day in September

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection (2026)

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection

2026•1h9m•★7.8TMDB

A cutting-edge undersea scanning project has created the first high-resolution 3D Digital Twin of the Titanic, revealing new insights into the shipwreck's history.

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection

A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot (2026)

A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot

2026•1h24m•★6.2TMDB

In Northern Ireland, a mother confronts the violent demands of her community as they seek extrajudicial justice for her son, accused of drug dealing.

A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot

The Search For The Missing Victims Of The Anglo-Irish War (2023)

The Search For The Missing Victims Of The Anglo-Irish War

At least 26 civilians were abducted and executed by the IRA in the last six months of the Anglo-Irish War, often on flimsy evidence.

The Search For The Missing Victims Of The Anglo-Irish War

Inside the Conflict: Northern Ireland's Troubled History (2021)

Inside the Conflict: Northern Ireland's Troubled History

Philly O'Donnell was shot in both legs six weeks after a scene was filmed, reflecting the ongoing violence in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Inside the Conflict: Northern Ireland's Troubled History

The divide runs deep between Protestants and Catholics of Belfast (2018)

The divide runs deep between Protestants and Catholics of Belfast

Belfast's troubles affect everybody through violence and the influence of paramilitary groups.

The divide runs deep between Protestants and Catholics of Belfast

Ireland Vs Britain: The Most Intense Guerrilla War You Have Never Heard Of (2026)

Ireland Vs Britain: The Most Intense Guerrilla War You Have Never Heard Of

The Irish War of Independence saw ordinary citizens, led by Tom Barry and the West Cork Brigade, fiercely challenge the British Empire's military might.

Ireland Vs Britain: The Most Intense Guerrilla War You Have Never Heard Of

The real Derry girls and the peace walls that divide their city (2023)

The real Derry girls and the peace walls that divide their city

177,000 people live in Derry's Bogside and Brandywell areas, where women from both communities share their stories on the peace walls.

The real Derry girls and the peace walls that divide their city

For Sama (2019)

For Sama

2019•1h40m•★8.2TMDB

Five years of conflict in Aleppo are documented through the eyes of a journalist and mother raising her daughter amid the Syrian Civil War.

1989 - The fall of Communism (2025)

1989 - The fall of Communism

More than 30,000 East Germans fled to the West in the late 1980s, prompting massive uprisings and significant political changes in Eastern Europe.

1989 - The fall of Communism

England Divided: Which Counties Sided With The King? (2023)

England Divided: Which Counties Sided With The King?

England faces great bitterness as the Civil War divides families and tests loyalties.

England Divided: Which Counties Sided With The King?

Ending The War: How This President Won a Nobel Peace Prize (2020)

Ending The War: How This President Won a Nobel Peace Prize

Approximately 260,000 lives were lost and 8 million people displaced during Colombia's five-decade civil war, which ended with a peace agreement in 2016.

Ending The War: How This President Won a Nobel Peace Prize

Explore A Terrible Beauty

Trailer People Topics FAQ

Where else to watch

One Day in September (1999)

One Day in September

1999•1h34m•★7.3TMDB

Eleven Israeli athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

One Day in September

No digital watch option in your country

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection (2026)

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection

2026•1h9m•★7.8TMDB

A cutting-edge undersea scanning project has created the first high-resolution 3D Digital Twin of the Titanic, revealing new insights into the shipwreck's history.

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection

No digital watch option in your country

For Sama (2019)

For Sama

2019•1h40m•★8.2TMDB

Five years of conflict in Aleppo are documented through the eyes of a journalist and mother raising her daughter amid the Syrian Civil War.

No digital watch option in your country

Shooting the Darkness (2019)

Shooting the Darkness

2019•53m•★7.8TMDB

During the violent conflict in Northern Ireland from 1968 to 1998, men unexpectedly took on the role of war photographers, documenting the suffering in their communities.

Shooting the Darkness

No Stone Unturned (2017)

No Stone Unturned

2017•1h51m•★7.6TMDB

Six people were killed in a terrorist attack at a pub in Northern Ireland on July 31, 1994, with no charges filed over two decades later.

No Stone Unturned

Britain and the Blitz (2025)

Britain and the Blitz

2025•1h17m•★7.2TMDB

Over 40,000 bombs fell on London during the Blitz, causing widespread destruction and prompting acts of bravery among the city's residents.

Britain and the Blitz

Unquiet Graves (2018)

Unquiet Graves

2018•1h15m•★8.3TMDB

120 Irish Catholic civilians were murdered by the Glenanne gang in Northern Ireland between 1972 and 1978, with alleged support from British military intelligence.

Browse more like this

Inside the Conflict: Northern Ireland's Troubled History (2021)

Inside the Conflict: Northern Ireland's Troubled History

Philly O'Donnell was shot in both legs six weeks after a scene was filmed, reflecting the ongoing violence in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Inside the Conflict: Northern Ireland's Troubled History

No digital watch option in your country

Ireland Vs Britain: The Most Intense Guerrilla War You Have Never Heard Of (2026)

Ireland Vs Britain: The Most Intense Guerrilla War You Have Never Heard Of

The Irish War of Independence saw ordinary citizens, led by Tom Barry and the West Cork Brigade, fiercely challenge the British Empire's military might.

Ireland Vs Britain: The Most Intense Guerrilla War You Have Never Heard Of

No digital watch option in your country

1989 - The fall of Communism (2025)

1989 - The fall of Communism

More than 30,000 East Germans fled to the West in the late 1980s, prompting massive uprisings and significant political changes in Eastern Europe.

1989 - The fall of Communism

No digital watch option in your country

England Divided: Which Counties Sided With The King? (2023)

England Divided: Which Counties Sided With The King?

England faces great bitterness as the Civil War divides families and tests loyalties.

England Divided: Which Counties Sided With The King?

No digital watch option in your country

Ending The War: How This President Won a Nobel Peace Prize (2020)

Ending The War: How This President Won a Nobel Peace Prize

Approximately 260,000 lives were lost and 8 million people displaced during Colombia's five-decade civil war, which ended with a peace agreement in 2016.

Ending The War: How This President Won a Nobel Peace Prize

No digital watch option in your country

The Day Mountbatten Died (2019)

The Day Mountbatten Died

2019•1h•★10.0TMDB

Eighteen British soldiers died in a second IRA attack on 27 August 1979, the same day Lord Mountbatten was killed by a bomb while at sea.

The Day Mountbatten Died

The Year London Blew Up (2005)

The Year London Blew Up

2005•1h42m•★9.0TMDB

In 1974, the Irish Republican Army carried out a series of bombings in London, including the notorious Birmingham pub bombings that killed 21 people.

The Year London Blew Up

The Bloody Border (2020)

The Bloody Border

2020•53m•★6.3TMDB

Over 1 million people died during the Irish Great Potato Famine from 1845 to 1852, a period marked by severe oppression and violence under British rule.

The Bloody Border

The Secret Army (2024)

The Secret Army

2024•1h29m•★6.5TMDB

IRA members permitted a documentary crew to film their operations in 1972, capturing attacks and interviews that remained unseen for nearly 50 years.

The Secret Army

The Funeral Murders (2018)

The Funeral Murders

2018•1h•★7.0TMDB

Two funerals in Belfast turned deadly in March 1988, leading to violence that impacted the lives of many in the community for decades.

The Funeral Murders

The Irish Revolution (2019)

The Irish Revolution

2019•1h39m•★8.0TMDB

The Irish War of Independence lasted three years, from 1919 to 1922, following the failed insurrection of 1916 that sparked the pro-independence movement.

The Irish Revolution

Gaza: The Killing Zone (2003)

Gaza: The Killing Zone

Daily violence in the Gaza Strip escalates as Dispatches reporter Sandra Jordan and producer Rodrigo Vasquez document the dangerous conditions on the ground.

Gaza: The Killing Zone

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains (2000)

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains

2000•1h12m•★6.5TMDB

Seventy-two minutes of footage show how Kurdish identities change based on different perspectives in conflict-ridden Iraq.

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains

Browse more by Keith Farrell

View all films →

Death or Liberty (2015)

Death or Liberty

2015

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →