---
title: 'The Playboy of the Western World (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian Desmond Hurst'
released: '1962-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-playboy-of-the-western-world-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056354/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Playboy of the Western World (1962)

1962 · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Playboy of the Western World is a 1962 film version of the 1907 play written by John Millington Synge. It was directed and co-written by Brian Desmond Hurst and stars Gary Raymond and Siobhán McKenna. Filmed in County Kerry, the film features many of the Abbey Players. The film was produced by the Four Provinces company created in 1952 by Hurst and Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin who had previously produced John Ford’s The Rising of the Moon and Gideon's Day.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian Desmond Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-desmond-hurst)
- **Screenplay:** [Brian Desmond Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-desmond-hurst)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Seán Ó Riada](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-o-riada)
- **Producer:** [Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-morris-3rd-baron-killanin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)

## Cast

- [Gary Raymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-raymond)
- [Siobhán McKenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/siobhan-mckenna)

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