Young Cassidy (1965)
He's a brawling, sprawling giant - on the make for fame and fortune and then some!
110 min
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.
- Release date
- February 25, 1965
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Trailer
Cast
- Rod Taylor as John Cassidy
- Julie Christie as Daisy Battles
- Maggie Smith as Nora
- Michael Redgrave as W.B. Yeats
- Edith Evans as Lady Gregory
- Flora Robson as Mrs. Cassidy
- Jack MacGowran as Archie
- Siân Phillips as Ella
- T.P. McKenna as Tom
- Philip O'Flynn as Mick Mullen
- Pauline Delaney as Bessie Ballynoy
- Arthur O'Sullivan as Foreman
- Joe Lynch as 1st Hurler
- Vincent Dowling as 2nd Hurler
- John Franklyn as Bankteller
- Harry Brogan as Murphy
- Julie Ross as Sara
- Robin Sumner as Michael
Crew
- Jack Cardiff · Director
- John Whiting · Writer
- Sean O'Casey · Writer
- Robert Emmett Ginna · Producer
- Robert D. Graff · Producer
- Sean O'Riada · Composer
- Edward Scaife · Cinematographer
- Anne V. Coates · Editor
- Miriam Brickman · Casting director