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Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)
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Surprisingly well-adapted take on Friel's masterpiece moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Donal McCann | ... | Gar (Public) |
| Des Cave | ... | Gar (Private) |
| Siobhan McKenna | ... | Madge |
| Eamon A. Kelly | ... | S.B. O'Donnell |
| Fidelma Murphy | ... | Kate Doogan |
| Liam Redmond | ... | Senator Doogan |
| Mavis Villiers | ... | Liz Sweeney |
 | Niall Toibin | ... | Con Sweeney |
| Pat Layde | ... | Master Boyle |
 | David Kelly | ... | Conan O'Byrne |
| Niall Buggy | ... | Ned |
| Eamon Morrissey | ... | Joe |
| Donal Cox | ... | Tom |
| Desmond Keogh | ... | Dr.Francis King |
| O.Z. Whitehead | ... | Ben Burton |
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The original Broadway production of "Philadelphia, Here I Come" by Brian Friel opened at the Helen Hayes Theater in New York on February 16, 1966, ran for 326 performances and was nominated for the 1966 Tony Award for the Best Play. Eamon Morrissey recreated his stage role in this filmed production and had received a nomination for a 1966 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. moreFAQ
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After reading the original play I thought it would have been much more difficult to adapt to screen than it turned out to be. Donal McCann puts in a once-off great performance as Public Gar, the repressed antagonist who is manifested openly on screen by his extroverted (but unseen to others) alterego- Private Gar. Eamonn Kelly also plays an excellent "screwballs" whose inability to communicate his feelings is matched only by Gar.
Definitely worth renting out if you can find it. (Probably unavailable outside Ireland & UK)