Shadow of a Gunman

Synopsis: An American television production of O’Casey’s play, writtten in 1923. It is a tragi-comedy set in a squalid Dublin tenement in 1920. Portrays the life of some obscure people during the time of the bloody rebellion, when the Irish Republican Army and Britain’s Black-and-Tans were fighting guerilla warfare in the streets. A young Irish poet, Donal Davoren speaks loftily of the political battle between Ireland and England, and pretends he is a revolutionist in hiding to convince a pretty girl that he is a fighting patriot.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 1972
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: O’Casey, Sean; drama - Irish

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