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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

6.619871h 56mMovieDramaRomance

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.

DirectorJack Clayton
WriterPeter Nelson
ProducerGeorge Harrison

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Cast · Directed by Jack Clayton

MSMaggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Judith Hearne
BHBob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
James Madden
WHWendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
Aunt D'Arcy
MKMarie Kean
Marie Kean
Mrs. Rice
IMIan McNeice
Ian McNeice
Bernard Rice
RD
Rudi Davies
Mary
PSPrunella Scales
Prunella Scales
Moira O'Neill
ÁM
Áine Ní Mhuirí
Edie Marinan
SRSheila Reid
Sheila Reid
Mrs Friel
NBNiall Buggy
Niall Buggy
Mr Lenehan
KB
Kate Binchy
Sister Ignatius
MS
Martina Stanley
Sister Mary-Paul

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