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21/01/1974 Drama 2h 7m
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His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.

Overview

Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.

  1. Harold Pinter

    Director

  2. Simon Gray

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Alan Bates

    Ben Butley

  2. Jessica Tandy

    Edna Shaft

  3. Michael Byrne

    Reg Nuttall

  4. Georgina Hale

    Carol Heasman

  5. Simon Rouse

    Gardner

  6. Susan Engel

    Anne Butley

  7. Richard O'Callaghan

    Joey Keyston

  8. Oliver Maguire

  9. Darien Angadi

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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