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Biographical drama based on the early life of playwright Sean O'Casey, depicting his rise from the 1910 Dublin slums to the celebrated openings of his early plays. Johnny Cassidy, an impoverished idealist whose ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family, journeys through the social injustices of Dublin life - involving himself with the rowdy tramway-men strike, dawdling with prostitute Daisy Battles, seeking a better life. He falls in love with bookshop assistant Nora who encourages him toward a life of writing. Finding success at the Abbey Theatre, his unorthodox views estrange him from family, friends and his own past.
Original Release
02/25/1965
US Release
03/22/1965
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rod Taylor | John Cassidy |
Julie Christie | Daisy Battles |
Maggie Smith | Nora |
Michael Redgrave | W.B. Yeats |
Edith Evans | Lady Gregory |
Flora Robson | Mrs. Cassidy |
Jack MacGowran | Archie |
Siân Phillips | Ella |
T.P. McKenna | Tom |
Julie Ross | Sara |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rod Taylor | John Cassidy |
Julie Christie | Daisy Battles |
Maggie Smith | Nora |
Michael Redgrave | W.B. Yeats |
Edith Evans | Lady Gregory |
Flora Robson | Mrs. Cassidy |
Jack MacGowran | Archie |
Siân Phillips | Ella |
T.P. McKenna | Tom |
Julie Ross | Sara |
Robin Sumner | Michael |
Philip O'Flynn | Mick Mullen |
Pauline Delaney | Bessie Ballynoy |
Arthur O'Sullivan | Foreman |
Joe Lynch | 1st Hurler |
Vincent Dowling | 2nd Hurler |
Tom Irwin | Constable |
John McDarby | Carman at Cat & Cage |
John Cowley | Barman at Cat & Cage |
Gerry Sullivan | Barman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Emmett Ginna | Producer |
Robert D. Graff | Producer |
Michael Killanin | Producer |