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| Milo O'Shea | ... | ||
| Barbara Jefford | ... | ||
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Anna Manahan | ... | |
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Chris Curran | ... |
Myles Crawford
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| Fionnula Flanagan | ... |
Gerty MacDowell
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Geoffrey Golden | ... | |
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Martin Dempsey | ... | |
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Eddie Golden | ... | |
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Maire Hastings | ... | |
| David Kelly | ... | ||
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Graham Lines | ... | |
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Desmond Perry | ... |
Bantam Lyons
(as Des Perry)
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Rosaleen Linehan | ... |
Nurse Callan
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Dublin; June 16, 1904. Stephen Dedalus, who fancies himself as a poet, embarks on a day of wandering about the city during which he finds friendship and a father figure in Leopold Bloom, a middle-aged Jew. Meanwhile, Bloom's day, illuminated by a funeral and an evening of drinking and revelry that stirs paternal feelings toward Stephen, ends with a rapprochement with Molly, his earthy wife. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Could Ulysses be filmed? A tremendous novel becomes an atmospheric, entertaining, and generally absorbing film, losing none of the humour or the pathos. Perhaps a little slowly paced to start with, but filming around Dublin in black and white with an interesting cast and a variety of interesting approaches means the film is well worth seeing. Much better than expected.