A Touch of the Poet (1974)
2h 22m
Running Time
January 2, 1974Release Date
A Touch of the Poet (1974)
2h 22m
Running Time
January 2, 1974Release Date
Plot.
Cornelius "Con" Melody is an Irish tavern keeper in New England who lives in reverence of his former days as a nobleman and decorated officer in the British army during the Napoleonic wars. Impoverished now, he struts about in his uniform and plots to make money by manipulating the love of his daughter for the son of a wealthy manufacturer. His daughter sees through his façade and his chicanery and begins to plot for herself.
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Cast & Crew.

Donald Moffat
Jamie Cregan

Robert Phalen
Mickey Maloy

Roberta Maxwell
Sara Melody

Nancy Marchand
Nora Melody

Fritz Weaver
Cornelius Melody

Tom Clancy
Dan Roche

John Heffernan
Paddy O'Dowd

Howland Chamberlain
Patch Riley

Carrie Nye
Deborah Harford

Humphrey Davis
Nicholas Gadsby

Eugene O'Neill
Writer

Stephen Porter
Director

Kirk Browning
Director

Jane Greenwood
Costume Design

Jac Venza
Executive Producer

Girish Bhargava
Editor

David Griffiths
Producer

Arnold Hoskwith
Casting

David Griffiths
Producer

Ken Campbell
Associate Producer
