Directed by John Quested • Theatre • 1977 • US • English
Starring Donal McCann, Des Cave, Siobhan McKenna

Set in playwright Brian Friel's mythical Ballybeg, Ireland, The American Film Theatre's “Philadelphia, Here I Come!” presents an ingenious glimpse into the stock-taking of young Gareth "Gar" O'Donnell on the eve of his emigration to America. Through the myriad preparations and good-byes that fill Gar's day comes a powerful portrait of a man on the threshold of his journey to a new life in a new land.