
"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.
John Cassidy

Daisy Battles

Nora

W.B. Yeats

Lady Gregory

Mrs. Cassidy

Archie

Ella

Tom

Sara
Michael
Mick Mullen
Bessie Ballynoy

Foreman
1st Hurler

2nd Hurler
Constable
Carman at Cat & Cage
Barman at Cat & Cage
Barman
Publisher's Clerk
Bankteller
Murphy

Lady Gregory's Maid