A Man of No Importance
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1994-12-24
Runtime: 99 mins
Director: Suri Krishnamma
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: A Man of No Importance
Production Companies: Majestic Films International, BBC Film, Little Bird
Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom
Cast
Albert Finney
Brenda Fricker
Michael Gambon
Tara Fitzgerald
Rufus Sewell
Patrick Malahide
David Kelly
Mick Lally
Anna Manahan
Joe Pilkington
Brendan Conroy
Joan O'Hara
Eileen Reid
Eileen Conroy
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