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Take a wee bit of ancient folklore, mix in some spectacular special effects, then add a magical cast...and you've got one of the most enchanting fantasies of all time. A frisky old storyteller named Darby O'Gill is desperately seeking the proverbial pot of gold. There's just one tiny thing standing in his way: a 21-inch leprechaun named King Brian. to get the gold, Darby must match his wits against the shrewd little trickster—which proves no small task, indeed—in this fun-filled evening of magic, mirth, and nonstop shenanigans.
Original Release
06/24/1959
US Release
06/26/1959
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Albert Sharpe | Darby O'Gill |
Janet Munro | Katie O'Gill |
Sean Connery | Michael McBride |
Jimmy O'Dea | King Brian |
Kieron Moore | Pony Sugrue |
Estelle Winwood | Sheelah Sugrue |
Walter Fitzgerald | Lord Fitzpatrick |
Denis O'Dea | Father Murphy |
J.G. Devlin | Tom Kerrigan |
Jack MacGowran | Phadrig Oge |
Directors
Writers
Lawrence Edward Watkin, H.T. Kavanagh
Cast
Name | Character |
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Albert Sharpe | Darby O'Gill |
Janet Munro | Katie O'Gill |
Sean Connery | Michael McBride |
Jimmy O'Dea | King Brian |
Kieron Moore | Pony Sugrue |
Estelle Winwood | Sheelah Sugrue |
Walter Fitzgerald | Lord Fitzpatrick |
Denis O'Dea | Father Murphy |
J.G. Devlin | Tom Kerrigan |
Jack MacGowran | Phadrig Oge |
Farrell Pelly | Paddy Scanlon |
Nora O'Mahoney | Molly Malloy |
Brandon Beach | Pub Patron |
Chet Brandenburg | Pub Patron |
Patrick Sullivan Burke | Leprechaun |
Jack Deery | Townsman |
Franklyn Farnum | Townsman |
Joanne Genthon | Witch |
Maureen Halligan | Gossiping woman |
Dick Johnstone | Pub Patron |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Walt Disney | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1960 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Won |