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Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

A touch O'Blarney... a heap O'Magic and A LOAD O'LAUGHTER!

19596.61h 30m

Overview

A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.

Directed by Robert Stevenson
Written by Lawrence Edward Watkin, H.T. Kavanagh
Produced by Bill Anderson, Walt Disney
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Top Cast

Albert Sharpe

Albert Sharpe

Darby O'Gill

Janet Munro

Janet Munro

Katie O'Gill

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Michael MacBride

Jimmy O'Dea

Jimmy O'Dea

King Brian

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Pony Sugrue

Estelle Winwood

Estelle Winwood

Sheelah Sugrue

Walter Fitzgerald

Walter Fitzgerald

Lord Fitzpatrick

Denis O'Dea

Denis O'Dea

Father Murphy

J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Tom Kerrigan

Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Phadrig Oge

Themes & Keywords

small townwhiskeyleprechauncaretakerirelandfiddlebansheestorytellerwishesrainbowirishhilariouswhimsicalpot of gold

About Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a adventure, family, fantasy, romance film released in 1959 exploring themes of small town, whiskey, leprechaun, caretaker, ireland, fiddle. Directed by Robert Stevenson, it stars Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery. A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.

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