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The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964)
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Guaranteed to break your heart... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Shaw | ... | Ginger Coffey |
| Mary Ure | ... | Vera Coffey |
| Liam Redmond | ... | MacGregor |
| Tom Harvey | ... | Joe McGlade |
| Libby McClintock | ... | Paulie Coffey |
| Leo Leyden | ... | Brott |
| Powys Thomas | ... | Fox |
| Tom Kneebone | ... | Kenny |
| Leslie Yeo | ... | Mr. Mountain |
| Vernon Chapman | ... | Hawkins |
| Paul Guèvremont | ... | Marcel |
| Barry Stewart | ... | Clarence |
| Arch McDonnell | ... | O'Donnell |
| Ovila Légaré | ... | Judge |
| Jacques Godin | ... | Policeman |
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Canada:PG (Ontario)Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, CanadaFun Stuff
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As the title character, Robert Shaw delivers one of the most affecting performances in his accomplished career. Best known for his scene-stealing in Jaws, ("So, eleven hundred men went into the water. Three hundred and sixteen men come out, the sharks took the rest, June the twenty-ninth, nineteen-forty five...), Shaw gives his heart and soul as Ginger Coffey, a Irish immigrant who comes Montreal in search of his pot of gold. Easily the best depiction of the cold winter streets of urban Canada, the pie-eyed idealism of Coffey both infuriates the audience and endears the character to them. A rare find, if you get the chance to see this gem, don't let it pass you by. This film makes us dream about an albeit mythical time where "...all men had reached the top of the hill; there were no dull jobs, no humiliating interviews, no turndowns; no man was saddled with ungrateful daughters, there were unlimited funds to spend..you were free."