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The Playboy of the Western World

Released: January 1, 1974 (1974)

Runtime: 101 minutes

Genres: TV Movie

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". Things take an even more surprising turn, when the father enters the pub. Based on John Millington Synge's play The Playboy of the Western World.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • John Hurt as Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon)

    Age at release: 33

  • Sinéad Cusack as Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)

    Age at release: 25