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A Man of No Importance

An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero
Dec 24, 1994 · 1h 39m
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Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.

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CAST

Albert Finney
Alfred Byrne
Brenda Fricker
Lily Byrne
Michael Gambon
Ivor J. Carney
Tara Fitzgerald
Adele Rice
Rufus Sewell
Robbie Fay
Patrick Malahide
Inspector Carson
David Kelly
Christy Ward
Mick Lally
Father Ignatius Kenny
Directed by Suri Krishnamma

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$934,550
Production
Majestic Films International, BBC Film, Little Bird
Country
IE, GB

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