Young Cassidy (1965)
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.
Director:
Jack Cardiff
Writer:
John Whiting
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Rod Taylor as John Cassidy |
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Julie Christie as Daisy Battles |
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Maggie Smith as Nora |
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Michael Redgrave as W.B. Yeats |
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Edith Evans as Lady Gregory |
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Flora Robson as Mrs. Cassidy |
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Jack MacGowran as Archie |
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Siân Phillips as Ella |
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T. P. McKenna as Tom |
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Julie Ross as Sara |
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Robin Sumner as Michael |
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Philip O'Flynn as Mick Mullen |
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Pauline Delaney as Bessie Ballynoy |
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Arthur O'Sullivan as Foreman |
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Joe Lynch as 1st Hurler |
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Vincent Dowling as 2nd Hurler |
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Tom Irwin as Constable |
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John McDarby as Carman at Cat & Cage |
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John Cowley as Barman at Cat & Cage |
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Gerry Sullivan as Barman |
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Bill Foley as Publisher's Clerk |
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John Franklyn as Bankteller |
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Harry Brogan as Murphy |
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Shivaun O'Casey as Lady Gregory's Maid |
| Directing | Jack Cardiff | Director |
| Writing | John Whiting | Screenplay |
| Directing | John Quested | Assistant Director |
| Production | Edward Joseph | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Robert D. Graff | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Furse | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernest Gasser | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Michael Stringer | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maude Onslow | Hairstylist |
| Production | Miriam Brickman | Casting |
| Camera | Edward Scaife | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael Killanin | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Sean O'Riada | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| Writing | Sean O'Casey | Book |
| Production | Robert Emmett Ginna | Producer |
