If the Film Board ever edit a new trailer to promote Ireland as a film location they could do well to use the scene from this movie where a car drives off the Cliffs of Moher! That will never happen as The MacKintosh Man is a rare film from director Huston. Newman works for MacKintosh (Andrews) and gets sent to jail for a diamond robbery (Kilmainham of course!). There he escapes and gets drugged. He wakes up in a mansion and then he gets beaten up, sets fire to the house, kicks a woman in the groin(!), drowns a dog(!), visits a pub full of famous Irish character actors, and gets chased. Then it's off to Malta to finish the story. The West of Ireland scenes are impressive and extremely visual (in a non-tourist way!). Well worth a look but like most spy thrillers this one has dated.
Another famous movie with an Irish theme. Set in Africa a TCD graduate heads off alone to find a diamond mine. His daughter gets an explore...