Poster of The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World

Plot: A man comes into a pub and boasts that he has just killed his father. Instead of condemning him for the crime, the locals revel in his story and praise him for his deed, with the daughter of the landlord falling for this "dashing hero"
Release Date: Tuesday, January 1 1974
50 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of John HurtJohn Hurt
John Hurt was
33 in The Playboy of the Western World
as 'Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon)'.
Mon, Jan 22 1940 –
Wed, Jan 25 2017
Portrait of Sinéad CusackSinéad Cusack
Sinéad Cusack was
25 in The Playboy of the Western World
as 'Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)'.
Wed, Feb 18 1948

Crew

Portrait of Alan GibsonAlan Gibson
Alan Gibson was
35 in The Playboy of the Western World
as 'Director'
Thu, Apr 28 1938 –
Sun, Jul 05 1987
Portrait of John Millington SyngeJohn Millington Synge
John Millington Synge would have been no older than
37 in The Playboy of the Western World
as 'Writer'
Sun, Apr 16 1871 –
Wed, Mar 24 1909