A Man of No Importance
An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero
6.2(20) 1994-12-24 99 minComedyDrama
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.
DirectorSuri Krishnamma
ScreenplayBarry Devlin
ProducerJonathan Cavendish
Original Music ComposerJulian Nott
Cast & characters
Albert Finney
as Alfred Byrne
Brenda Fricker
as Lily Byrne
Michael Gambon
as Ivor J. Carney
Tara Fitzgerald
as Adele Rice
Rufus Sewell
as Robbie Fay
Patrick Malahide
as Inspector Carson
David Kelly
as Christy Ward
Mick Lally
as Father Ignatius Kenny
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Anna Manahan
as Mrs Grace
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Joe Pilkington
as Ernie Lally
Brendan Conroy
as Rasher Flynn
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Joan O'Hara
as Mrs Crowe
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Eileen Reid
as Mrs Rock
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Eileen Conroy
as Mrs Curtin
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Maureen Egan
as Mrs Dunne
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Paddy Ashe
as Mr Ryan
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Pat Killalea
as Phil Curran
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John Killalea
as Jack Curran
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Pascale Perry
as Mr Gorman
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Joe Savino
as Breton-Beret
Paudge Behan
as Kitty
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Jimmy Keogh
as Treasurer
Ingrid Craigie
as Waitress
Enda Oates
as Garda
