Young Cassidy Summary
Director: Jack Cardiff, John Ford
Genres: Drama
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Young Cassidy is based upon the autobiographical writings of firebrand Irish author Sean O'Casey. Rod_Taylor is Cassidy, a boisterous boy who digs ditches to support his mother (Flora_Robson) and sister (Sian_Phillips). In his spare time, Cassidy is active with the Irish revolutionary movement against the occupying British. He still finds time enough for romance, notably with trashy chorine Julie_Christie (in her first major role) and timid librarian Maggie_Smith. Cassidy's latent writing talents are encouraged by such Irish literary giants as W.B. Yeats (Michael_Redgrave) and Lady Gregory (Edith_Evans), and in typically expeditious Hollywood fashion Our Hero almost instantly becomes a Man of Letters. John_Ford began the direction of Young Cassidy, but fell ill and had to relinquish his responsibilities to Jack_Cardiff; even the most diehard auteurist will have trouble discerning the personal "signature" of either director. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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