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Young Cassidy

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Rod Taylor

    Rod Taylor

    John Cassidy

  • Julie Christie

    Julie Christie

    Daisy Battles

  • Maggie Smith

    Maggie Smith

    Nora

  • Michael Redgrave

    Michael Redgrave

    W.B. Yeats

  • Edith Evans

    Edith Evans

    Lady Gregory

  • Flora Robson

    Flora Robson

    Mrs. Cassidy

  • Jack MacGowran

    Jack MacGowran

    Archie

  • Siân Phillips

    Siân Phillips

    Ella

  • T. P. McKenna

    T. P. McKenna

    Tom

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.

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