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Title: BENNY

Reference number: 13935

Date: 2017

Sponsor: BBC Alba, TG4, Creative Scotland

Production company: Square One, MacTV

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 59.16 mins

Description: The remarkable story of Scotland's first boxing world champion boxer, Benny Lynch - a story that is both uplifting and hugely moving, a story of triumph and tragedy. A Scottish-Irish co-production, it's an affectionate salute to the people's champion, and features interviews with boxing experts, including fellow Glasgow world champion Jim Watt. [Synopsis taken from the Mac TV production notes]

Catalogued from secondary sources including the BBC.

Premiered at the 2017 Glasgow Film Festival.

See also ref.0925, ref.0923, ref.1689, ref.1940, ref.0924, ref.0926A, ref.0926B for original archive material held by the National Library of Scotland, Moving Image Archive.

Credits: [Aithris
Derek MacAoidh
Taing
Kelvin Amateur Boxing Club, Glasgow Scotland
National Boxing Stadium, Dublin Ireland
Irish Amateur Boxing Association
Arbour Hill Boxing Club
Dr. Gerard Moran
Jim Duggan
Alan Esslemont
Glasgow Celtic Football Club
Emma Marchant
Lynne Lees

Tasglann
British Pathé
Scottish National Library
Glasgow Celtic Football Club Archives
Movietone
Ring Magazine
Associated Press
Creative Commons
Robert R Smyth, New York City
Royal Society of Antiquaries
Getty Images
Library of Congress, USA
Square One Productions Archives
National Library of Ireland

Sgioba Riochdachaidh
Marion Nicllleathain
Catriona NicLeóid

Taic Gearraidh
Francesca Murray

Rostrum
Micheal Dowling

Camera- Éirinn
Ray MacDonnacha

Co-órdanaiche Fo-riochdachaidh
Jess Fulton

Flame
Roy Gavin

Measgachadh Fuaim
Annie-Louise Stúbhart

Beothachadh
Maeve Clancy

Goireasan
MacTV
RAYGUN

Leas Riochdaire
Joanna Young

Gearradh
Gavin Maccleóid Humphreys
Bernard Clarke

Stiúriche Camara
Stephen hart

Ceól
Donald Shaw

Alba Chruthachail
Stiúriche Sgrion
Natalie Usher
Gnothachas
Mark Wilson

Àrd Riochdaire dha BBC ALBA
Mairead Màiri Mhoireach

Àrd Riochdaire dha TG4
Proinsais Ni Ghràinne

Àrd Riochdaire dha Alba Chruthachail
Mark Thomas

Riochdairean
Seumas Mac an t-sagairt
Shane Tobin

Stiúiriche & Sgriobhaiche
Andrew Gaillmore

Lottery funded
MG Alba
TG4

MacTV
Square1
MG Alba]











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