Behind-the-Scenes Footage Shot by 'Ryan's Daughter' Stand-In to be Shown for First Time

An Irishman who served as a stand-in for ROBERT MITCHUM on "Ryan's Daughter" has just donated the on-set home movies he made during the film's shoot. That behind-the-scenes footage from the David Lean film will be screened for the first time March 17.

Tom Fitzgerald, who went on to become a Fianna Fail senator, earned £96 a week. He put part of that new salary towards a Super X 8mm camera and began filming, often without the crew's knowledge. "For film people, this is of huge interest. I was the only one with a movie camera at the time so there's no other archival material like it around," he told the Independent

Fitzgerald has donated his original reels to the RTE Archive, who then transferred the original to DVD. He gave a copy to the Dingle Film Festival, which will screen his footage for the first time in public in St James' Church on March 17.

Festival director Maurice Galway said it would be a unique opportunity for the town to celebrate its association with "Ryan's Daughter."

Via Irish Independent