The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Directed by Jack Clayton
Starring Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy Hiller, Marie Kean, Ian McNeice, Rudi Davies, Prunella Scales, Áine Ní Mhuirí, Sheila Reid, Niall Buggy
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- Marie Kean, Ian McNeice, Rudi Davies, Prunella Scales, Áine Ní Mhuirí, Sheila Reid, Niall Buggy, Kate Binchy, Martina Stanley
Updated November 4, 2026
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