Friel contrasts Gar's cloistered emotional life with his gregarious social persona by portraying him as two distinct characters, a public self (Donal McCann) and a private self (Des Cave).
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Donal McCann as Public Gar
Des Cave as Private Gar
Siobhán McKenna as Madge
Eamon Kelly as S.B. O'Donnell
Fidelma Murphy as Kate Doogan
Liam Redmond as Senator Doogan
Mavis Villiers as Liz Sweeney
Niall Tóibín as Con Sweeney
Pat Layde as Master Boyle
David Kelly as Conan O'Byrne
Niall Buggy as Ned
Eamon Morrissey as Joe
Donal Cox as Tom
Des Keogh as Dr. Francis King
O. Z. Whitehead as Ben Burton
Seamus Healy as Fisherman
John Quested Director
Malcolm Cooke Editor
Michael Reed Director of Photography
Jane C. Nusbaum Executive Producer
Josie MacAvin Costume Design
Marc Wilkinson Original Music Composer
John Quested Producer
Gerry O'Hara Associate Producer
Herbert Smith Art Direction
Brian Friel Theatre Play
Brian Friel Screenplay
United Kingdom 01 June 1975
Ireland 12 July 1974
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