The Playboy of the Western World is a 1962 film version of the 1907 play written by John Millington Synge. It was directed and co-written by Brian Desmond Hurst and stars Gary Raymond and Siobhán McKenna. Filmed in County Kerry, the film features many of the Abbey Players. The film was produced by the Four Provinces company created in 1952 by Hurst and Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin who had previously produced John Ford’s The Rising of the Moon and Gideon's Day.
The Playboy of the Western World (1962)
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
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Themes
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Abbey Players, Baron Killanin, County Kerry, Four Provinces Company, Gideon, Hurst, John Ford, Michael Morris, The Rising Of The Moon
Attributes
Based On: based on plays
Filming Location: shot in Ireland
Narrative Location: Ireland, set in Ireland
Filming Location: shot in Ireland
Narrative Location: Ireland, set in Ireland
Alternate Titles
Playboy of the Western World
The Playboy of the Western World
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