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Set in 1911 and the growing protest against British rule in Ireland, young John Cassidy (Seán O'Casey) is a labourer by day and a pamphleteer by night. When the pamphlets he has written incite riots, Cassidy realizes he can do more for his people with the pen than with the sword.
Young Cassidy: Directed by Jack Cardiff, John Ford. With Rod Taylor, Julie Christie, Maggie Smith, Michael Redgrave. The misadventures of a young idealist man in Dublin, Ireland in the early twentieth century.
Aug 7, 2012 · The Young Cassidy (1965) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TheYoungCassidyYoung John Cassidy is a driven man. By day, he works manual labor, secretly trains in the...
True story of playwright Sean O'Casey's involvement with the Irish rebellion of 1910.
Based on the early life of Irish playwright and notorious socialist Sean O'Casey, the film follows O'Casey (Rod Taylor) through the sordid underbelly of Dublin where he gets his first taste of the...
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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.
The misadventures of a young idealist man in Dublin, Ireland in the early twentieth century. 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 ...
Young Cassidy is a 1965 film directed by Jack Cardiff and John Ford. The film stars Rod Taylor, Julie Christie, and Maggie Smith. The film is a biographical drama based upon the life of the playwright Seán O'Casey.
Year: 1965. Original title: Young Cassidy. Synopsis: 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.
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.
