The Playboys

The Playboys

117 mins | Drama, Romance | April 22, 1992

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).

The Playboys

117 mins | Drama, Romance | April 22, 1992

The Playboys
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).
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Samuel Goldwyn Company, Green Umbrella Ltd.
Original title The Playboys
Directors Ted Cartlidge, Seamus Collins, Jean Skinner, Chris Carreras, Gillies MacKinnon
Writers Kerry Crabbe, Shane Connaughton

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

Niall Buggy

as Denzil

Ian McElhinney

as Joe Cassidy

Stella McCusker

as Rachel

Anna Livia Ryan

as Vonnie

Adrian Dunbar

as Mick

Lorcan Cranitch

as Ryan / John Joe

Aine Ni Mhuiri

as Mrs. Smith the Blind Lady

Doreen Hepburn

as Nualla Ryan

Kilian McKenna

as Sean

Michèle Forbes

as Maggie Rudden

P.J. Brady

as McMahon

Tony Rohr

as Kelly

Niall O'Brien

as Police Superintendant

Pat Laffan

as Duffy

Brian O'Leary

as Timmy

Stephen Holland

as Ritchie

Jimmy Keogh

as Liam

Shane Connaughton

as Customs Officer