Drama ·Romance · Ireland · 1992 · 1h 57m

The Playboys

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Director
Gillies MacKinnon
Cast
Albert Finney as Constable Brendan Hegarty Aidan Quinn as Tom Casey Robin Wright as Tara Maguire Milo O'Shea as Freddie Alan Devlin as Malone Niamh Cusack as Brigid Maguire
Crew
Jack Conroy — Director of Photography Humphrey Dixon — Editor Jean-Claude Petit — Original Music Composer Shane Connaughton — Writer Kerry Crabbe — Writer William P. Cartlidge — Producer
Synopsis

A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).

Mood & Themes
jealousycircussinloveireland
Key Collaborators
Gillies MacKinnon Director Jack Conroy Director of Photography Humphrey Dixon Editor Jean-Claude Petit Original Music Composer Shane Connaughton Writer Kerry Crabbe Writer William P. Cartlidge Producer Simon Perry Producer Andy Harris Production Design
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