Riders to the Sea (film)

Riders to the Sea
Directed byBrian Desmond Hurst
Written byBrian Desmond Hurst
Wolfgang Wilhelm
Patrick Kirwan
Francis Stewart
Based onplay Riders to the Sea
by John Millington Synge
Produced byJohn P. Flanagan
Gracie Fields
StarringSara Allgood
Denis Johnston
Distributed byBBSC
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • 13 July 1936 (1936-07-13)
Running time
3710 ft
40 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Riders to the Sea is a British short film, filmed in 1935 in Ireland. It is based on the 1904 play of the same name, written by John Millington Synge. It was directed by Brian Desmond Hurst with Sara Allgood and Denis Johnston in the title roles.