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.
Director:
Suri Krishnamma
Writer:
Barry Devlin
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Albert Finney as Alfred Byrne |
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Brenda Fricker as Lily Byrne |
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Michael Gambon as Ivor J. Carney |
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Tara Fitzgerald as Adele Rice |
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Rufus Sewell as Robbie Fay |
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Patrick Malahide as Inspector Carson |
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David Kelly as Christy Ward |
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Mick Lally as Father Ignatius Kenny |
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Anna Manahan as Mrs Grace |
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Joe Pilkington as Ernie Lally |
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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 |
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Paudge Behan as Kitty |
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Jimmy Keogh as Treasurer |
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Ingrid Craigie as Waitress |
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Enda Oates as Garda |
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Damien Kaye as Foley |
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Catherine Byrne as Woman at Canal |
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Dylan Tighe as Landlady's Son |
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Stuart Dunne as John |
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers as First Young Man |
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Vincent Walsh as Second Young Man |
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Paul Roe as Third Young Man |
| Directing | Suri Krishnamma | Director |
| Writing | Barry Devlin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Gerry Grennell | Dialogue Coach |
| Art | Jamie Leonard | Production Design |
| Production | Michelle Guish | Casting |
| Art | Frank Hallinan-Flood | Art Direction |
| Production | Kathy Sykes | Production Manager |
| Crew | Martin Grace | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Jonathan Hession | Still Photographer |
| Production | Jonathan Cavendish | Producer |
| Sound | Julian Nott | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Robert Cooper | Executive Producer |
| Production | Howard Gibbins | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phoebe De Gaye | Costume Design |
| Production | James Mitchell | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Ashley Rowe | Director of Photography |
| Production | Guy East | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mark Shivas | Executive Producer |
| Editing | David Freeman | Editor |
| Camera | John Moore | Clapper Loader |