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This is a black and white photo of the Savoy Cinema on Patrick Street in Cork, advertising the 1956 festival. Flags adorn the building in a night-time scene and crowds are gathered outside. Posters include signs for World Premiere - tonight at 8pm;…

This is a black and white photo of the Italian film director and actor, Vittorio De Sica, arriving at the Savoy cinema, escorted by an entourage of seven men dressed in evening suits. The group include the festival director Dermot Breen at the far…

This is a black and white photo of the Italian film director and actor Vittorio De Sica stepping out of a car at Kent train station in Cork. The photo notes that he is accompanied by Ken Rives and the festival director Dermot Breen. A third man,…

This is a black and white photo of two unidentified glamorous women arriving at the Savoy cinema in Cork. They are wearing knee-length evening dresses, each accessorized with a fur stole and a small handbag. A large crowd gathers around them as far…

A black and white photo, dated 1956, of the Italian actor Luisa Della Noce and the English actor Tony Wright, both dressed formally, sitting at a dining table posing for the camera. The wife of Dermot Breen, Vida Breen, can be made out on the left…

This is a black and white photo of a group, some standing and some seated, and all dressed formally. The three women, in evening wear and seated, include the English actors Josephine Griffin, Maureen Swanson, and June Thoburn. They are animated and…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Anna Neagle dressed in an evening gown with fur stole. She is accompanied by the festival director Dermot Breen and Captain Tom McKenna dressed in formal attire. A small crowd around them clap as…

This is a black and white group photo of a Rank Organisation party which includes a large group of men and women dressed in formal attire. The Rank Organisation was a British film company whose contracted players included the English actor Tony…

This is a black and white photo, marked 1956, of the Italian actor Luisa Della Noce at the Woollen Mills. She is in conversation with a man, dressed in a light coloured waist-coat, who is helping drape a large swath of material around her right…

This is a black and white photo of a group dressed in formal wear. They are all standing and smiling towards the camera. The group of four women, in three-quarter length frocks, and three men, all in dark suits, include the Yugoslav-born Italian…