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This is a black and white photo of the art deco façade of the Cork Savoy cinema on Patrick Street, advertising the 1959 festival. Flags of the participating countries adorn the building in a daytime street scene. A group of boys on the left of the…

This is a black and white photo of the Czech-born German film actor Winnie Markus taken in 1957 in front of the City Hall in Cork. Wearing a light-coloured summer dress, with white kitten-heeled slip-on shoes, she rests her right hand on the chained…

This black and white publicity photo of the German actor Winnie Markus was taken by the German photographer Arthur Grimm (1908-1990) - one of the most important photographers of the Nazi era. In 1936 he was responsible for the publicity stills of…

This is a black and white photo of the British documentary filmmaker Paul Rotha standing with a group of colleagues including festival director Dermot Breen. The group of seven, dressed in travel attire, pose genially for the camera in front of the…

This is a black and white photo of the German actor Hannelore Elsner, wearing a heart-patterned dress, looking up at the camera smiling. Elsner’s long-standing career ended only with her death in 2019, age 77. In the early 1970s Elsner appeared in…

These black and white photos are of the German film actor Heinrich (Heinz) Rühmann and the film festival director Dermot Breen.Heinz Rühmann, standing on the left in these photos, was born in 1902. He was a prolific German film and television actor…

This is a black and white photo of the singer Helen Shapiro in conversation with the actor Ferdy Mayne and festival director Dermot Breen. They are probably at the Harp Lager-sponsored festival club and, as with the convivial crowd around them, they…

This is a black and white photo of the Czech-born German film actor Winnie Markus stepping out of a car at the Savoy cinema during the 1956 Cork Film Festival. She is dressed in an elaborate fur-trimmed coat and evening dress and is photographed…

This is a black and white photo taken in 1956 of the Czech-born German film actor Winnie Markus in conversation with the Irish politician Jack Lynch and others identified at the back of the photo as Gus Healy, John A Walsh, Frank Acker, TJ…

This is a black and white photo of the Czech-born German film actor Winnie Markus (1921-2002) and the Fianna Fáil politician Jack Lynch presenting her with an award. Markus, in a light-coloured evening gown decorated with pearl beads, is shown in…