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A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance

A Man of No Importance

An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$953

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

24 December 1994

Country

Ireland

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

Anna Manahan

Anna Manahan

Mrs Grace

Joe Pilkington

Joe Pilkington

Ernie Lally

Brendan Conroy

Brendan Conroy

Rasher Flynn

Joan O'Hara

Joan O'Hara

Mrs Crowe

Eileen Reid

Eileen Reid

Mrs Rock

Eileen Conroy

Eileen Conroy

Mrs Curtin

Maureen Egan

Maureen Egan

Mrs Dunne

Paddy Ashe

Paddy Ashe

Mr Ryan

Pat Killalea

Pat Killalea

Phil Curran

John Killalea

John Killalea

Jack Curran

Pascale Perry

Pascale Perry

Mr Gorman

Joe Savino

Joe Savino

Breton-Beret

Paudge Behan

Paudge Behan

Kitty

Jimmy Keogh

Jimmy Keogh

Treasurer

Ingrid Craigie

Ingrid Craigie

Waitress

Enda Oates

Enda Oates

Garda

Damien Kaye

Damien Kaye

Foley

Catherine Byrne

Catherine Byrne

Woman at Canal

Dylan Tighe

Dylan Tighe

Landlady's Son

Stuart Dunne

Stuart Dunne

John

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

First Young Man

Vincent Walsh

Vincent Walsh

Second Young Man

Paul Roe

Paul Roe

Third Young Man

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