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Young Cassidy (1965)

Young Cassidy (1965)

Drama

He's a brawling, sprawling giant - on the make for fame and fortune and then some!

Release Date: 1965, February 25
Directors: Jack Cardiff
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Sextant Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Maggie Smith, Julie Christie, Rod Taylor, Siân Phillips, Jack MacGowran, Joe Lynch, Arthur O'Sullivan, Tom Irwin, Flora Robson, T. P. McKenna, Michael Redgrave, Bill Foley

Overview:

In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), 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 (Julie Christie), and seeking a better life. He falls in love with bookshop assistant Nora (Dame Maggie Smith) 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.

Keywords:

biography writer 1910s dublin, ireland idealist playwright ireland irish easter rebellion (1916)