Young Cassidy

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Rod Taylor

John Cassidy

Age : 84 | Popularity : 7%

Julie Christie

Daisy Battles

Age : 83 | Popularity : 10%

Maggie Smith

Nora

Age : 89 | Popularity : 34%

Michael Redgrave

W.B. Yeats

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Edith Evans

Lady Gregory

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Flora Robson

Mrs. Cassidy

Age : 82 | Popularity : 6%

Jack MacGowran

Archie

Age : 54 | Popularity : 5%

Siân Phillips

Ella

Age : 89 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Anne V. Coates
Directing	Director	Jack Cardiff
	Other	John Ford
	Assistant Director	John Quested
Production	Casting	Miriam Brickman
	Production Supervisor	Edward Joseph
	Producer	Robert Emmett Ginna Robert D. Graff
	Associate Producer	Michael Killanin
Camera	Director of Photography	Edward Scaife
Costume & Make-Up	Hairstylist	Maude Onslow
	Costume Design	Margaret Furse
	Makeup Artist	Ernest Gasser
Art	Art Direction	Michael Stringer
Writing	Book	Sean O'Casey
	Screenplay	John Whiting
Sound	Original Music Composer	Sean O'Riada
Department	Role	Name

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