Directed by:
Jack ClaytonCinematography:
Peter HannanComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy Hiller, Ian McNeice, Alan Devlin, Veronica Quilligan, Aidan Gillen, Dick Sullivan, Marie Kean, Sheila Reid, Peter Gilmore (more)Plots(1)
Ageing spinster Judith is a piano teacher living in 1950s Dublin. Lonely and timid, Judith permits herself to yearn over her new boarding-house neighbor, a former hotel doorman who has recently returned home after many years in New York...
Timid and self-deprecating, Judith Hearne (Maggie Smith in a BAFTA Award winning performance) is a middle-aged piano teacher living in 1950s Dublin. A spinster who yearns for more from her small world, she finds appeal in her new boarding-house neighbour James Madden (Bob Hoskins). A former New York City hotel doorman with a sketchy past, Madden sets about courting Judith in an attempt to bring joy and fulfillment back into her life. But as their innocent friendship develops, soon a shadow of betrayal casts doubt between them when she suspects that he's more interested in her money than her heart.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Maggie Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422073_3fca11.jpg)
Maggie Smith
UK
Best movies:
![Bob Hoskins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/236/164236169_48a1b3.jpg)
Bob Hoskins
UK
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Brazil (1985)
![Wendy Hiller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381948_864763.jpg)
Wendy Hiller
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) (TV movie)
![Ian McNeice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270516_a58f52.jpg)
Ian McNeice
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Alan Devlin
Best movies:
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Omagh (2004) (TV movie)
Veronica Quilligan
Best movies:
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Lisztomania (1975)
Candleshoe (1977)
![Aidan Gillen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/376/165376226_7e105e.jpg)
Aidan Gillen
Ireland
Best movies:
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Sing Street (2016)
Dick Sullivan
Best movies:
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Wuthering Heights (1992)
Marie Kean
Ireland
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
![Sheila Reid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/448/160448040_0b72d3.png)
Sheila Reid
UK
Best movies:
Othello (1965)
The Dresser (1983)
Brazil (1985)
![Peter Gilmore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/476/161476632_d9d4d2.jpg)
Peter Gilmore
German Empire
Best movies:
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
The Manions of America (1981) (series)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Áine Ní Mhuirí
Ireland
Best movies:
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Brooklyn (2015)
The Field (1990)
Niall Buggy
Ireland
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Catherine Cusack
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Finding Neverland (2004)