

The Playboys
1992-04-22 · 117 min · ★ 6.2
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).
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- Directors
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Production companies
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Green Umbrella Ltd.
- Countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Albert FinneyConstable Brendan Hegarty
Aidan QuinnTom Casey
Robin WrightTara Maguire
Milo O'SheaFreddie
Alan DevlinMalone
Niamh CusackBrigid Maguire
Niall BuggyDenzil
Ian McElhinneyJoe Cassidy
Stella McCuskerRachel
Adrian DunbarMick
Lorcan CranitchRyan / John Joe
Michèle ForbesMaggie Rudden
Tony RohrKelly
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