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.
The Shadow of a Gunman is of 0 hour(s) and 0 minute(s). It is Produced By: Broadway Theatre Archive, KCET. It was released on 1972-12-04.
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