The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman (1972)

December 4th, 19721h 30min

Drama, TV Movie
60%

Overview

Is a sensitive and mysterious poet really an IRA gunman in hiding? Set in a Dublin tenement in the 1920s, this was the first part of Sean O'Casey's celebrated "Dublin Trilogy." Equal parts comedy and tragedy, this classic play is brilliantly performed by a stellar cast.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Oh, Hello on Broadway

Oh, Hello on Broadway


Released on: 2017-06-13
Comedy, TV Movie

Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in...

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday


Released on: 2002-01-25
Drama, History

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a mas...

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley


Released on: 2006-06-23
Drama, War

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital...

Aladdin

Aladdin


Released on: 1967-12-06
Music, Comedy, Family, TV Movie

In ancient China, an aimless young man falls in love with the Emperor's beautiful daughter, and goes...

National Theatre Live: Good

National Theatre Live: Good


Released on: 2023-04-20
Drama, War

As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds hi...

Außer Kontrolle

Außer Kontrolle


Released on: 2009-12-30
TV Movie, Comedy

The Franconian Minister of State in the government, Richard Wilhelm, has perfectly arranged a tête-à...

Patriot Games

Patriot Games


Released on: 1992-06-04
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and...

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father


Released on: 1993-12-12
Drama

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along wi...

A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance


Released on: 1919-06-28
Mystery, Drama, Comedy

John Stonehouse (William Russell) checks into a hotel, intending to commit suicide. But instead he w...

The Railway Station Man

The Railway Station Man


Released on: 1992-10-18
TV Movie, Drama, Romance

Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is kil...

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar


Released on: 2018-03-22
Drama

Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by th...

Omagh

Omagh


Released on: 2005-03-23
Drama

The movie starts at the 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA at Omagh, Northern Ireland. The attack kill...

Method

Method


Released on: 2017-11-02
Drama, Romance

A seasoned actor and a pop star are cast as leads in a gay romantic play. As the actor teaches the p...

Who Did I Marry?

Who Did I Marry?


Released on: 2013-01-01
Drama

A successful couple with a beautiful daughter, gorgeous home and a mother-in-law and housekeeper tha...

The Devil's Own

The Devil's Own


Released on: 1997-03-13
Crime, Thriller, Drama

Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire o...

Walden

Walden


Released on: 2021-09-08
Drama, Science Fiction

After returning from a year-long Moon mission, Cassie, a NASA botanist, finds herself in a remote ca...

Timon

Timon


Released on: 1973-01-01
Drama

A theater premiere of Timon of Athens ends with a rapturous applause from the audience, and Boris, t...

A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying


Released on: 1987-09-11
Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond wit...

Radovan the Third

Radovan the Third


Released on: 1983-03-25
Comedy, TV Movie

A war between two families, who live in the same building.

Opening Night

Opening Night


Released on: 1977-12-22
Drama

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her lat...