Young Cassidy

Young Cassidy (1965)

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

Drama

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.

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  • Release Date: 1965-02-25
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Director: Jack Cardiff

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Cast

  • Rod Taylor

    John Cassidy

  • Julie Christie

    Daisy Battles

  • Maggie Smith

    Nora

  • Michael Redgrave

    W.B. Yeats

  • Edith Evans

    Lady Gregory

  • Flora Robson

    Mrs. Cassidy

  • Jack MacGowran

    Archie

  • Siân Phillips

    Ella

  • T. P. McKenna

    Tom

  • Julie Ross

    Sara

  • Robin Sumner

    Michael

  • Philip O'Flynn

    Mick Mullen

  • Pauline Delaney

    Bessie Ballynoy

  • Arthur O'Sullivan

    Foreman

  • Joe Lynch

    1st Hurler

  • Vincent Dowling

    2nd Hurler

  • Tom Irwin

    Constable

  • John McDarby

    Carman at Cat & Cage

  • John Cowley

    Barman at Cat & Cage

  • Gerry Sullivan

    Barman

  • Bill Foley

    Publisher's Clerk

  • John Franklyn

    Bankteller

  • Harry Brogan

    Murphy

  • Shivaun O'Casey

    Lady Gregory's Maid

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