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A Man of No Importance
"An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero"
6.3(18 votes)
1994
1h 39m
ComedyDrama
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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Production
Revenue:$934,550
Companies:
Majestic Films International
BBC Film
Little Bird
Languages
Original:en
Spoken:
English
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