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Butley

19742h 7m6.7/ 10 · TMDB · 13 votes
Drama

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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Directed by Harold Pinter

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Alan Bates
Alan Bates

Ben Butley

Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy

Edna Shaft

Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne

Reg Nuttall

Georgina Hale
Georgina Hale

Carol Heasman

Simon Rouse
Simon Rouse

Gardner

Susan Engel

Anne Butley

Richard O'Callaghan
Richard O'Callaghan

Joey Keyston

Oliver Maguire
Oliver Maguire

Cast

Darien Angadi
Darien Angadi

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Colin Haigh
Colin Haigh

Cast

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Film details

Released21 Jan 1974
Original languageEnglish
CountriesCanada, United States of America, United Kingdom
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Lindsay Ingram

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Patti Love
Patti Love

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