The Shadow of a Gunman

December. 04,1972      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Is a sensitive and mysterious poet really an IRA gunman in hiding? Set in a Dublin tenement in the 1920s, this was the first part of Sean O'Casey's celebrated "Dublin Trilogy." Equal parts comedy and tragedy, this classic play is brilliantly performed by a stellar cast.

Frank Converse as  Donal Davoren
Richard Dreyfuss as  Tommy Owen
Brendan Dillon as  Grigson
Allyn Ann McLerie as  Mrs. Grigson
Jack MacGowran as  Seumas Shields
Donnelly Rhodes as  Soldier

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