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A Life

1984

131 minutes

TV MovieDrama

Overview

Desmond Drumm, a highly intelligent but bitterly cynical civil servant, must try to make sense of his life after learning that he has a terminal illness.

Top Cast

Paul Rogers headshot

Paul Rogers

Drumm

Aideen O'Kelly headshot

Aideen O'Kelly

Mary

Godfrey Quigley headshot

Godfrey Quigley

Kearns

Daphne Carroll headshot

Daphne Carroll

Dolly

Jonathan White headshot

Jonathan White

Desmond

Lise-Ann McLaughlin headshot

Lise-Ann McLaughlin

Mibs

Nicholas Grindell headshot

Nicholas Grindell

Lar

Catherine Byrne headshot

Catherine Byrne

Dorothy