Celtic Film Series - The Shadow of A Gunman December 5, 2007

Is a sensitive and mysterious poet really an IRA gunman in hiding? This is the question at the heart of The Shadow of A Gunman, a 1972 film of a live theatre performance that is the next selection in the Williamsburg Regional Library's Celtic Film Series. It will be presented at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5 in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street. The program is free of charge and reservations are not needed. William and Mary Professor Emeritus of English Jack Willis will introduce the film. For more information, contact the library at (757) 259-4070. A complete list of this seasons films can be found at www.wrl.org/programs

Set in a Dublin tenement in the 1920's, "The Shadow of A Gunman" was the first part of Irish playwright Sean O'Casey's celebrated "Dublin Trilogy." Equal parts comedy and tragedy, this filmed version of the classic play is brilliantly performed by a stellar cast including Frank Converse, and Academy Award-winner Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Mr. Holland's Opus).

The Library presents the Celtic Film Series in cooperation with the local chapters of the St. Andrew Benevolent Association and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. The series explores the history, drama and quirky humor of films made in or about Scotland and Ireland.

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