A Man of No Importance (film)
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| A Man of No Importance | |
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| Directed by | Suri Krishnamma |
| Produced by | Jonathan Cavendish |
| Written by | Barry Devlin (screenplay) |
| Starring | Albert Finney |
| Music by | Julian Nott |
| Cinematography | Ashley Rowe |
| Editing by | David Freeman |
| Release date(s) | September 10, 1994 |
| Running time | 99 mins. |
| Country | Ireland United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $934,550 (USA) (sub-total) |
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A Man of No Importance is a 1994 comedy drama film directed by Suri Krishnamma and starring Albert Finney.
[edit] Synopsis
Alfred Byrne is a closeted homosexual bus conductor in 1963 Dublin. His sister tries to find him a suitable woman, but his real passion is putting on amateur theater productions of Oscar Wilde plays. The film deals with his struggle, temptation, and friendships, and how they are affected by his homosexuality.
[edit] Cast
- Albert Finney as Alfred Byrne
- Brenda Fricker as Lily Byrne
- Michael Gambon as Ivor J. Garney
- 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
- Anna Manahan as Mrs. Grace
- Joe Pilkington as Ernie Lally
- Brendan Conroy as Rasher Flynn
- Joan O'Hara as Mrs. Crowe
- Eileen Reid as Mrs. Rock
- Eileen Conroy as Mrs. Curtin
- Maureen Egan as Mrs. Dunne
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (in his first film role) as first young man
- Enda Oates The Garda
