A Man of No Importance

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.

6

99 min

Cast

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

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

Paddy Ashe

as Mr Ryan

Pat Killalea

as Phil Curran

John Killalea

as Jack Curran

Pascale Perry

as Mr Gorman

Joe Savino

as Breton-Beret

Paudge Behan

as Kitty

Jimmy Keogh

as Treasurer

Ingrid Craigie

as Waitress

Enda Oates

as Garda

Damien Kaye

as Foley

Catherine Byrne

as Woman at Canal

Dylan Tighe

as Landlady's Son

Stuart Dunne

as John

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as First Young Man

Vincent Walsh

as Second Young Man

Paul Roe

as Third Young Man

Director

Suri Krishnamma