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A Man of No Importance

6.219941h 39mMovieComedyDrama

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…

DirectorSuri Krishnamma
WriterBarry Devlin
ProducersJonathan Cavendish·Robert Cooper

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Cast · Directed by Suri Krishnamma

AFAlbert Finney
Albert Finney
Alfred Byrne
BFBrenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker
Lily Byrne
MGMichael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Ivor J. Carney
TFTara Fitzgerald
Tara Fitzgerald
Adele Rice
RSRufus Sewell
Rufus Sewell
Robbie Fay
PMPatrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide
Inspector Carson
DKDavid Kelly
David Kelly
Christy Ward
MLMick Lally
Mick Lally
Father Ignatius Kenny
AM
Anna Manahan
Mrs Grace
JP
Joe Pilkington
Ernie Lally
BCBrendan Conroy
Brendan Conroy
Rasher Flynn
JO
Joan O'Hara
Mrs Crowe

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