A Man of No Importance

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.

star 6.3 6.7 62 82%
  • Release Date: 1994-12-24
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Director: Suri Krishnamma

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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

    • Anna Manahan

      Mrs Grace

    • Joe Pilkington

      Ernie Lally

    • Brendan Conroy

      Rasher Flynn

    • Joan O'Hara

      Mrs Crowe

    • Eileen Reid

      Mrs Rock

    • Eileen Conroy

      Mrs Curtin

    • Maureen Egan

      Mrs Dunne

    • Paddy Ashe

      Mr Ryan

    • Pat Killalea

      Phil Curran

    • John Killalea

      Jack Curran

    • Pascale Perry

      Mr Gorman

    • Joe Savino

      Breton-Beret

    • Paudge Behan

      Kitty

    • Jimmy Keogh

      Treasurer

    • Ingrid Craigie

      Waitress

    • Enda Oates

      Garda

    • Damien Kaye

      Foley

    • Catherine Byrne

      Woman at Canal

    • Dylan Tighe

      Landlady's Son

    • Stuart Dunne

      John

    • Jonathan Rhys Meyers

      First Young Man

    • Vincent Walsh

      Second Young Man

    • Paul Roe

      Third Young Man

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