The Rising of the Moon is a 1957 Irish anthology film directed by John Ford. It consists of three episodes all set in Ireland:"The Majesty of the Law", based on the short story of that title by Frank O'Connor in Bones of Contention "A Minute's Wait", based on a 1914 one-act comedy by Martin J. McHugh "1921", based on the play The Rising of the Moon by Lady Gregory.

Denis O'Dea was an Irish stage and film actor.