Young Cassidy (1965)
1965 · Feature film · 110 min · dir. Jack Cardiff
He's a brawling, sprawling giant - on the make for fame and fortune and then some!
- Drama
Synopsis
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…
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Details
- Director
- Jack Cardiff
- Writer
- John Whiting
- Composer
- Sean O'Riada
- Cinematography
- Edward Scaife
- Studio
- Sextant Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 1965-02-25
- Running time
- 110 minutes
Cast & crew
Jack Cardiff Director
Rod Taylor
Julie Christie
Maggie Smith
Michael Redgrave
Edith Evans
Flora Robson
Jack MacGowran
Siân Phillips
