The first part of Sean O'Casey's "The Dublin Trilogy". Set in 1920, as the War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" tells the story of two young men, Donald & Seamus who share a flat in Dublin.
Branagh is poet Donal Davoren, taking lodgings so he can write verse and dream of Shelley, but arousing suspicion of those around him who think he is an IRA man on the run.
Stephen Rea is Seamus Shields, a useless, lazy, salesman of hairpins and spoons, who struggles to be both a good Irishman and indifferent to all around him.

Starring:
Kenneth Branagh
Stephen Rea
Paul Ronan
Bronagh Gallagher
James Ellis
John Kavanagh
Ruth McCabe

One DVD.
£3.99