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24/12/1994 Comedy, Drama 1h 39m
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An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero

Overview

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.

  1. Suri Krishnamma

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Albert Finney

    Alfred Byrne

  2. Brenda Fricker

    Lily Byrne

  3. Michael Gambon

    Ivor J. Carney

  4. Tara Fitzgerald

    Adele Rice

  5. Rufus Sewell

    Robbie Fay

  6. Patrick Malahide

    Inspector Carson

  7. David Kelly

    Christy Ward

  8. Mick Lally

    Father Ignatius Kenny

  9. Anna Manahan

    Mrs Grace

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$934,550.00

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