The Playboy of the Western World
The Playboy of the Western World
1974, English. Directed by Alan Gibson.
A man comes into a pub and boasts that he has just killed his father. Instead of condemning him for the crime, the locals revel in his story and praise him for his deed, with the daughter of the landlord falling for this "dashing hero". Things take an even more surprising turn, when the father enters the pub. Based on John Millington Synge's play The Playboy of the Western World.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1974
- Written by
- John Millington Synge
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The Playboy of the Western World runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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The Playboy of the Western World isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1974. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Playboy of the Western World?
If you liked The Playboy of the Western World, try Big Sky River, Full-Court Miracle, Little Lord Fauntleroy.
Who directed The Playboy of the Western World?
The Playboy of the Western World (1974) was directed by Alan Gibson and stars John Hurt, Sinéad Cusack.