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Feature film — 1972

The Shadow of a Gunman (1972)

8.01h 30mDrama — TV Movie

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.

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A high-signal pick with 2 votes.

Broadway Theatre Archive / KCET

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Director: Joseph Hardy

On screen

Cast & crew

Frank Converse as Donal Davoren

Frank Converse

Donal Davoren

Richard Dreyfuss as Tommy Owen

Richard Dreyfuss

Tommy Owen

Brendan Dillon as Grigson

Brendan Dillon

Grigson

Allyn Ann McLerie as Mrs. Grigson

Allyn Ann McLerie

Mrs. Grigson

Jack MacGowran as Seumas Shields

Jack MacGowran

Seumas Shields

Donnelly Rhodes as Soldier

Donnelly Rhodes

Soldier

W

William Glover

Gallogher

P

Philip Kenneally

Mulligan

Nora Marlowe as Mrs. Henderson

Nora Marlowe

Mrs. Henderson

G

Gavin Mooney

Maguire

S

Sandra Morgan

Minnie Powell

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