The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

116 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 23, 1987

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.

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

116 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 23, 1987

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers HandMade Films, United British Artists (UBA)
Original title The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Directors Jack Clayton
Writers Peter Nelson, Brian Moore

Cast

Maggie Smith

as Judith Hearne

Bob Hoskins

as James Madden

Wendy Hiller

as Aunt D'Arcy

Marie Kean

as Mrs. Rice

Ian McNeice

as Bernard Rice

Rudi Davies

as Mary

Prunella Scales

as Moira O'Neill

Aine Ni Mhuiri

as Edie Marinan

Sheila Reid

as Mrs Friel

Niall Buggy

as Mr Lenehan

Kate Binchy

as Sister Ignatius

Martina Stanley

as Sister Mary-Paul

Veronica Quilligan

as Mrs Mullen

Frank Egerton

as The Major

Leonard Maguire

as Dr Bowe

Kevin Flood

as Owen O'Neill

Catherine Cusack

as Una O'Neill

Peter Gilmore

as Kevin O'Neill

James Holland

as Shaun O'Neill

Aidan Gillen

as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

Emma Jane Lavin

as Young Judith

Dick Sullivan

as Priest

Alan Radcliffe

as Young Priest

Seamus Newham

as Taxi Driver

Paul Boyle

as Taxi Driver

Isolde Cazelet

as Old Woman

Marjorie Hogan

as Old Woman

Gerard O'Hagan

as Waiter

Anna Murphy

as Girl Giggler

Gemma Murphy

as Girl Giggler

Paddy Joyce

as Drunk in Pub