Le Jeune Cassidy

L'histoire de John Cassidy, un garçon tapageur qui creuse des fossés pour faire vivre sa mère et sa soeur. Le peu de temps qui lui reste, il le passe en s'impliquant dans le mouvement révolutionnaire irlandais contre l'occupant britannique et en faisant la cour à la belle Daisy Battles, ou à la timide bibliothéquaire Nora...

In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family, journeys through the social injustices of Dublin life, involving himself with the rowdy tramway-men strike, dawdling with prostitute Daisy Battles (Julie Christie), and seeking a better life. He falls in love with bookshop assistant Nora (Dame Maggie Smith) who encourages him toward a life of writing. Finding success at the Abbey Theatre, his unorthodox views estrange him from family, friends, and his own past.