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The original 1966 programme is a slim soft card-bound issue measuring 26cm x 11cm. The bind is stapled and it has 80 numbered pages. The pdf version includes profiles and images of Jury president film critic Dilys Powell (Britain), Kashiko Kawakita…

This is a black and white photograph of the actor Noel Purcell in conversation with the Irish tenor Josef Locke and probably his wife Carmel Dignam. Purcell and Locke, in formal suits, accessorised with a festival ribbon, are huddled together in…

This is a black and white photo of the Irish actor Noel Purcell crouched down talking to an unidentified child dressed up in a festive military-style costume. A bearded Purcell, with thick greying hair curling at his suit collar, is talking to the…

This is a black and white photo, dated 1966, of the Irish actor Noel Purcell having his beard pulled by a congenial group of colleagues. Purcell, at the centre, is leaning forward, with a mock-startled look on his face, while his greying beard is…

This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen standing in front of a microphone with the Irish stage, television, and screen actor Noel Purcell. Purcell, with his trademark beard, and hands clasped before him, is looking at…

This is a black and white photo of the Lord Mayor, Patrick McGrath, kissing the Blarney Stone with the help of the English actor Tony Wright and the Irish actor Noel Purcell. Wearing a dark suit the Lord Mayor is shown leaning back to kiss the 'Stone…

This is a black and white photo, dated 1956, of the bearded Irish actor Noel Purcell carrying the English actor Josephine Griffin (1928-2005) across a stone threshold at Blarney Castle, Cork. Purcell, in a dark suit, is looking directly at the camera…