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A Man of No Importance (1994)

An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero

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.

Release: 1994-12-24
Runtime: 99 min
Rating: 6 / 10
Cast
Albert Finney
Albert Finney
Alfred Byrne
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker
Lily Byrne
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Ivor J. Carney
Tara Fitzgerald
Tara Fitzgerald
Adele Rice
Rufus Sewell
Rufus Sewell
Robbie Fay
Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide
Inspector Carson
David Kelly
David Kelly
Christy Ward
Mick Lally
Mick Lally
Father Ignatius Kenny
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Anna Manahan
Mrs Grace
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Joe Pilkington
Ernie Lally
Brendan Conroy
Brendan Conroy
Rasher Flynn
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Joan O'Hara
Mrs Crowe
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Eileen Reid
Mrs Rock
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Eileen Conroy
Mrs Curtin
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Maureen Egan
Mrs Dunne
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Paddy Ashe
Mr Ryan
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Pat Killalea
Phil Curran
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John Killalea
Jack Curran