The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World

Release date : January 1, 1974
Runtime : 1h 41m
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Original Language :
Director : Alan Gibson /
Writers : John Millington Synge /
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January 1, 1974 1h 41m TV Movie More
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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.
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John Hurt
Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon)
Sinéad Cusack
Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)

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  • title:The Playboy of the Western World
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1974
  • Runtime:1h 41m
  • Genres: TV Movie ·
  • Countries of origin:
  • Original Language:
  • Director: Alan Gibson /
  • Writers: John Millington Synge ·
  • Production companies:
  • Overview: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.
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