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Drama

Young Cassidy

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

Director
Jack Cardiff
Year
1965
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
NR
Release
1965
Language
en
Country
GB

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

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

  • Directed by

    Jack Cardiff

  • Written by

    John Whiting

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