
Butley
Original title: Butley
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6.3/10
(9)
1/21/1974
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2h 7min

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Drama
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Harold Pinter
Screenwriter: Simon Gray
Producer: Ely A. Landau
Cast

Alan Bates
Ben Butley

Jessica Tandy
Edna Shaft

Michael Byrne
Reg Nuttall

Georgina Hale
Carol Heasman

Simon Rouse
Gardner

Richard O'Callaghan
Joey Keyston

Oliver Maguire

Colin Haigh

Patti Love