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A Man of No Importance (1994)

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.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Albert FinneyAlbert FinneyAlfred Byrne
  • Photo of Brenda FrickerBrenda FrickerLily Byrne
  • Photo of Michael GambonMichael GambonIvor J. Carney
  • Photo of Tara FitzgeraldTara FitzgeraldAdele Rice
  • Photo of Rufus SewellRufus SewellRobbie Fay
  • Photo of Patrick MalahidePatrick MalahideInspector Carson
  • Photo of David KellyDavid KellyChristy Ward
  • Photo of Mick LallyMick LallyFather Ignatius Kenny
  • Photo of Anna ManahanAnna ManahanMrs Grace
  • Photo of Joe PilkingtonJoe PilkingtonErnie Lally

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