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Released
1987 · FILM

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

A lonely, penniless spinster in 1950s Dublin clings to a fragile hope of love and dignity as she misleads a dreamer with promises of financial support for his business, hiding the truth that could destroy them both.

An unlikely relationship based on love, faith, and a little deception.

Runtime
116 min
DramaRomance
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

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.

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Principal cast & crew: 21

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Terry RawlingsShot by Peter HannanScored by Georges DelerueDesigned by Michael Pickwoad

Also known as

  • Die große Sehnsucht der Judith Hearnede
  • La solitaria pasión de Judith Hearnees
  • La segreta passione di Judith Hearneit

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