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''A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'' is a 1977
film adaptation A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dial ...
of
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...
's 1916 novel of the same name, directed by
Joseph Strick Joseph Ezekiel Strick (July 6, 1923 – June 1, 2010, aged 86) was an American director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Born in the Pittsburgh area town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, Strick briefly attended UCLA, then enrolled in the U.S ...
. It portrays the growth of consciousness of Joyce's semi-autobiographical character,
Stephen Dedalus Stephen Dedalus is James Joyce's literary alter ego, appearing as the protagonist and antihero of his first, semi-autobiographic novel of artistic existence ''A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'' (1916) and an important character in Joyce' ...
, as a boy and later as a university student in late nineteenth-century
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
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Bosco Hogan John Bosco Hogan (born March 1949) is an Irish stage, film, and television actor. He is well known as the character Dr. Michael Ryan on the television programme ''Ballykissangel''. He appeared in a minor role as convicted felon George Saden in J ...
– Stephen Dedalus * T. P. McKenna – Simon Dedalus *
John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Briti ...
– The Preacher *
Rosaleen Linehan Rosaleen Philomena Linehan (; born 1 June 1937) is an Irish stage, screen and television actress. Career Linehan was born in Dublin. She attended University College Dublin and graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and P ...
– Mary (May) Dedalus *
Maureen Potter Maria Philomena Potter (3 January 1925 – 7 April 2004), known as Maureen Potter, was an Irish singer, actress, comedienne and performer. Early life Potter was born in Dublin and educated at St. Mary's school in Fairview. She had a long caree ...
– Mrs. Dante Riordan *
Niall Buggy Niall is a male given name of Irish origin. The original meaning of the name is unknown, but popular modern sources have suggested that it means "champion" (derived from the Old Irish word ''niadh''),. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early an ...
– Davin * Bryan Murray – Lynch * Desmond Cave – Cranly * Leslie Lalor – Milly * Desmond Perry – John Casey *
Susan Fitzgerald Susan Mary Theresa FitzGerald (28 May 1949 – 9 September 2013) was an Irish actress, best known for her work in television and her work in Irish theatre. She also played the role of May in Samuel Beckett's ''Footfalls'' for the Gate Theat ...
– Emma Daniels * Luke Johnston – Stephen Dedalus, age ten * Danny Figgis – Wells * Cecil Sheehan – Uncle Charles * Edward Golden – Father Conmee * Bill Foley – Confessor * David Kelly – Dean of Studies * Edward Byrne – Teacher * Emmet Bergin – Father Dolan * Aiden Grennell – Father Arnall * Danny Cummins – Drinker * Chris Curran – Auctioneer *
Brendan Cauldwell Brendan Cauldwell (25 October 1922 – 12 January 2006) was an Irish radio, film and television actor. Early life and education Cauldwell was born in Fairview, Dublin. He was educated at O'Connell's Irish Christian Brothers School and went on ...
– Father Michael * Eamon Kelly *
Anna Manahan Anna Maria Manahan (18 October 1924 – 8 March 2009) was an Irish stage, film and television actress. Manahan received two Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nominations for her performances in the 1968 production of '' Lovers'' an ...
* Maureen Toal * Jacinta Martin * Chris O'Neill * Brenda Doyle *
Deirdre Donnelly Deirdre Donnelly is an Irish actress, based in Dublin who works in television, films and theatre. Donnelly was a member of the Abbey Theatre Company for several years before leaving to work on the television series ''The Riordans''. She appear ...
;Children * Dominic Burdick * Gray Burdick * Linus Burdick * Ashling Burdick * Lucy Burdick * Katy Burdick * Tiernan Quinn * Sean Pilkington * Kenneth Joyce * Joan Hayes * John Hayes * James Lennon * Ronan Donelan * Ian Branagan * Terence Strick – Stephen Dedalus, age three (uncredited) * Helen Strick


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* * * 1977 films Irish drama films 1977 drama films Films based on Irish novels Films directed by Joseph Strick Films scored by Stanley Myers Films set in Dublin (city) Films shot in the Republic of Ireland Films shot in County Kildare 1970s English-language films {{Ireland-film-stub