Butley (1974)

Name: Butley
Director: Harold Pinter
Genre: Drama
Released: 1974-01-21
Duration: 127 min
Cast: Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Michael Byrne, Georgina Hale, Simon Rouse

19742h 7mDrama

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.

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Cast

Alan BatesBen Butley
Jessica TandyEdna Shaft
Michael ByrneReg Nuttall
Georgina HaleCarol Heasman
Simon RouseGardner
SSusan EngelAnne Butley
Richard O'CallaghanJoey Keyston
Oliver Maguire
DDarien Angadi
Colin Haigh
LLindsay Ingram
Patti Love
BBelinda Low
Derrick O'Connor
John Savident
Susan Wooldridge
Jill GoldstonTube Passenger (uncredited)

Crew

Director: Harold Pinter
Writers: Simon Gray
Producers: Otto Plaschkes Henry T. Weinstein Ely A. Landau
Cinematography: Gerry Fisher
Editing: Malcolm Cooke

Details

Released: January 21, 1974
Language: English
Studio: Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre
IMDb: tt0071260