A Man of No Importance (1994)
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- R
- 1h 39min
- Comedy, Drama
- Feb 1995 (USA)
- Movie
A friendly, poetry quoting bus conductor in 1963 Dublin wants to stage Oscar Wilde's play, Salome, with passengers on his bus.
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| Albert Finney | ... |
Alfred Byrne
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| Brenda Fricker | ... |
Lily Byrne
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| Michael Gambon | ... |
Ivor J. Carney
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| Tara Fitzgerald | ... |
Adele Rice
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| Rufus Sewell | ... |
Robbie Fay
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| Patrick Malahide | ... |
Inspector Carson
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| David Kelly | ... |
Christy Ward
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Mick Lally | ... |
Father Ignatius Kenny
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Anna Manahan | ... |
Mrs. Grace
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Joe Pilkington | ... |
Ernie Lally
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Brendan Conroy | ... |
Rasher Flynn
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Joan O'Hara | ... |
Mrs. Crowe
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Eileen Reid | ... |
Mrs. Rock
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Eileen Conroy | ... |
Mrs. Curtin
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Maureen Egan | ... |
Mrs. Dunne
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Paddy Ashe | ... |
Mr. Ryan
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Pat Killalea | ... |
Phil Curran
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John Killalea | ... |
Jack Curran
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Pascal Perry | ... |
Mr. Gorman
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| Joe Savino | ... |
Breton-Beret
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Paudge Behan | ... |
Kitty
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Jimmy Keogh | ... |
Treasurer
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| Ingrid Craigie | ... |
Waitress
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Enda Oates | ... |
Garda
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Damien Kaye | ... |
Foley
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Catherine Byrne | ... |
Woman at Canal
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Dylan Tighe | ... |
Landlady's Son
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Stuart Dunne | ... |
John
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| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ... |
First Young Man
(as Jonathan Rhys-Myer)
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| Vincent Walsh | ... |
Second Young Man
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Paul Roe | ... |
Third Young Man
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Directed by
| Suri Krishnamma | ||
Written by
| Barry Devlin | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jonathan Cavendish | ... | producer |
| Robert Cooper | ... | executive producer |
| Guy East | ... | executive producer |
| James Mitchell | ... | executive producer |
| Mark Shivas | ... | executive producer |
| Rod Stoneman | ... | executive producer: The Irish Film Board |
Music by
| Julian Nott | ||
Cinematography by
| Ashley Rowe | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| David Freeman | ||
Editorial Department
| Kate Buckland | ... | third assistant film editor |
| Mary Casey | ... | first assistant film editor |
| Dermot Diskin | ... | second assistant film editor: Dublin |
| Jo Harland | ... | trainee film editor |
| Kate Higham | ... | second assistant film editor: London |
Casting By
| Michelle Guish | ||
Production Design by
| Jamie Leonard | ||
Art Direction by
| Frank Hallinan-Flood | ||
Costume Design by
| Phoebe De Gaye | ||
Makeup Department
| Eileen Buggy | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Orla Carrol | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Bernie Dooley | ... | key hair stylist |
| Ken Jennings | ... | key makeup artist |
| Lynn Johnston | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Lynn Johnson) |
| Martina McCarthy | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Olive Nolan-Munn | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Olive Nolan) |
| Margot Wilson | ... | trainee makeup artist (as Margo Wilson) |
Production Management
| Alan Gavin | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Kathy Sykes | ... | production manager |
| George Adams | ... | executive production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marian Barlow | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Mary Gough | ... | third assistant director |
| Kieran Hennessy | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Lisa Mulcahy | ... | first assistant director |
| Suzanne Nicell | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Russ Bailey | ... | construction manager |
| Laura Bowe | ... | art department assistant |
| Tina Brophy | ... | property buyer |
| Christina Brosnan | ... | stand-by props |
| Fiona Daly | ... | set dresser |
| Manus Daly | ... | carpenter |
| Mick Kearns | ... | carpenter |
| Daragh Lewis | ... | dressing props |
| Tom Lundy | ... | painter |
| Raymond McCann | ... | plasterer |
| Owen Murnane | ... | master painter |
| Gary O'Donnell | ... | painter |
| Liam O'Riain | ... | carpenter |
| Larry O'Toole | ... | carpenter |
| Dave Peters | ... | dressing props trainee |
| Nigel Pinhay | ... | stand-by props |
| John Purdy | ... | stagehand (as John Purdie) |
| Bobby Richardson | ... | painter |
| Mike Roberts | ... | stand-by props |
| Sean Scott | ... | stand-by painter |
| Dave Whelan | ... | stand-by carpenter |
| Tim Youngman | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Julie Ackerton | ... | foley artist |
| Nick Adams | ... | dubbing editor |
| Jack Armstrong | ... | boom operator |
| Mick Boggis | ... | adr mixer |
| Mary Finlay | ... | foley editor |
| John Fuel | ... | foley artist |
| Paul Hamblin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tim Hands | ... | dialogue and adr editor |
| Kate Mackenzie | ... | assistant dubbing editor |
| Chris Nixon | ... | assistant dubbing editor |
| Clive Pendry | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| David Stephenson | ... | sound mixer |
| Ted Swanscott | ... | adr mixer |
| Simon Willis | ... | sound maintenance |
| Ian Wilson | ... | additional dialogue editor |
Special Effects by
| Gerry Johnston | ... | special effects / special effects supervisor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Martin Grace | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Albert Cassells | ... | electrician |
| Ian Clark | ... | focus puller |
| Louis Conroy | ... | lighting consultant |
| Noel Cullen | ... | gaffer |
| Richard Donnelly | ... | camera trainee (as Richie Donnelly) |
| Jonathan Hession | ... | still photographer |
| Malcolm Huse | ... | camera grip |
| John Moore | ... | clapper loader |
| Paddy Murphy | ... | electrician |
| William O'Brien | ... | rigger |
| Robbie Reilly | ... | stand-by rigger |
| Kevin Scott | ... | generator operator |
| John Ward | ... | steadicam operator |
| William Louthe | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sheila Fahey | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Anne O'Halloran | ... | wardrobe mistress |
| Ger Scully | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Location Management
| Jill Dempsey | ... | location assistant |
| Howard Gibbins | ... | location manager |
| Charlotte Somers | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Denis Fine | ... | music coordinator: Sony |
| Nic Raine | ... | orchestrator |
| Allan Wilson | ... | conductor |
| Tom Ingleby | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Catherine Morris | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Ernie Beakhurst | ... | driver |
| Danny Blain | ... | driver |
| Alan Crozier | ... | driver |
| Pat Dowling | ... | driver |
| Neil Duggan | ... | driver |
| Tom Gallagher | ... | driver |
| Johnny Gilbert | ... | driver |
| Paul Green | ... | driver |
| Robert Gyle | ... | driver |
| Damien Hopkins | ... | driver |
| Brian Thompson | ... | driver |
| Paul Tsan | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Chris Allies | ... | title designer |
| Frances Byrne | ... | production coordinator (as Fran Byrne) |
| Geraldine Daly | ... | assistant to producer (as Ger Daly) |
| Teresa Gautly | ... | unit nurse (as Teresa Gantly) |
| Alan Gavin | ... | production accountant |
| Mary E. Glynn | ... | production assistant: Dublin (as Mary Glynn) |
| Gerry Grennell | ... | dialogue coach |
| Claire Keogh | ... | production assistant: Dublin |
| Mary Leonard | ... | financial services: KPMG-SKC Corporate Finance |
| Christy McKinney | ... | production assistant: Dublin (as Christine McKinney) |
| Craig Murray | ... | production assistant: London |
| Catherine O'Flaherty | ... | production assistant |
| Nicholas O'Neill | ... | production notes |
| Lisbeth Savill | ... | legal services: Simon Olswang & Company |
| David Sheehy | ... | assistant accountant |
| Julie Wassmer | ... | production assistant: London |
| Tristan Whalley | ... | international marketing |
| Paul White | ... | legal services: A&L Goodbody |
| Clare Keogh | ... | assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| George Adams | ... | thanks |
| Julian Belfrage | ... | thanks |
| Barbara Benedek | ... | thanks |
| David Bouchier | ... | thanks |
| Siobhan Boylan | ... | thanks |
| Robin Cavendish | ... | dedicatee |
| Jane Doolan | ... | thanks |
| Mike Dragisic | ... | thanks |
| Will Evans | ... | thanks |
| Gretta Finer | ... | thanks |
| James Flynn | ... | thanks |
| Peter Hitchen | ... | thanks |
| Ruth Jackson | ... | thanks |
| Paul Maguire | ... | thanks |
| Nuala McDonnell | ... | thanks |
| Maggie Pope | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- BBC Film (presents)
- Little Bird
- Majestic Films International (in association with) (presents)
- Newcomm
Distributors
- Bac Films (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Television (tv)
- Divisa Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Escarlata Films S.A. (Spain)
- Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
- Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
- Spentzos Film Home Video (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- A&L Goodbody (legal services)
- Angels & Bermans (costumes provided by)
- Argus Automobiles Limited (car rentals)
- Barclays Bank PLC (financed with the participation of)
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board (produced with assistance of)
- Bus Eireann (thanks)
- Cine Electric Ltd. (lighting equipment)
- City Air Express (international courier)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- Don Bluth Ireland (projection theatre)
- Dr. Gueret & Associates (location doctors)
- Dublin Corporation, Office of Public Works (thanks)
- Eugene Magee Travel (travel agency)
- Film Finances (completion guarantee)
- G & H Film & Television Services (facilities hire)
- Garda Siochána (thanks)
- Guinness Limited (thanks)
- Howth Transport Museum (thanks)
- KMPG-SKC Corporate Finance (financial services)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Peerless Camera Company (opticals and titles)
- RHH/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (insurance)
- Reel Foods (location catering)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Sedgwick Dineen (insurance)
- Simon Olswang and Company (legal services)
- Spectral Recording Dolby Stereo Digital (verify theatre format)
- TV Film & Transport Services (motorolas hire)
- The London Filmworks Orchestra (music performed by)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (sound re-recorded at)
- Windmill Lane Recording Studios (sound transfers)
Storyline
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Alfred Byrne (Albert Finney) is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin, Ireland 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.
Written by Michael C. Berch |
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| Taglines | an extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The bus depot filming location was the Broadstone Dublin Bus Depot, in Dublin 7, Ireland. Formerly, the Broadstone Railway Terminus, prior to the de-commissioning of the Great Western Railway line, and it being used as a bus depot, in the mid 2010s, the forecourt was completely demolished to accommodate the Luas Cross City tram stop and route passing what later became the new consolidated DIT Grangegorman University campus. By coincidence, the former "mental hospital" land adjacent to Broadstone Depot, that later became the DIT Student Accommodation site, was used as a backlot to build the (geographically inaccurate) O'Connell Street/GPO exterior set for Neil Jordan's Michael Collins (1996). See more » |
| Goofs | In reality the no smoking rule on lower deck of CIE buses was observed religiously. The casual breaking of this rule would never be tolerated. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into A Man of No Importance (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) See more » |
| Quotes |
Alfie Byrne:
Dancing is neither modest or immodest. It's either well-done, or badly done. Christy Ward: Is that a quote? Alfie Byrne: Almost. See more » |