Young Cassidy (1965)

Young Cassidy (1965)

He's a brawling, sprawling giant - on the make for fame and fortune and then some! 1965-02-25 United Kingdom 110 Min. PG-13
6.2 18 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Rod Taylor is John Cassidy
John Cassidy
Julie Christie is Daisy Battles
Daisy Battles
Maggie Smith is Nora
Nora
Michael Redgrave is W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats
Edith Evans is Lady Gregory
Lady Gregory
Flora Robson is Mrs. Cassidy
Mrs. Cassidy
Jack MacGowran is Archie
Archie
Siân Phillips is Ella
Ella
T. P. McKenna is Tom
Tom
Julie Ross is Sara
Sara
Robin Sumner is Michael
Michael
Philip O'Flynn is Mick Mullen
Mick Mullen

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