They have conceived a romantic tragedy between the leader of the Irish insurrectionists and the titled daughter of a British conciliator, and the result is more fantastic than anything. G.A. Henty ever invented.

A fine and mature and dignified drama of the Irish Rebellion of 1921, it has the stamp of quality on each of its departments -- story, direction, performance and production -- and it tempts us mightily to revise our tentative list of this year's best ten.

It is too long and too delicate to be a legend of Michael Collins; it is too well-produced and played not to be seen.

Its weakness seems to be that it has too many elements and too many points of view, that it tends to mount its horse and ride off in all directions.