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Butley

His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.

6.5

2h 7m

1974

“His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.”

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.

Director

Harold Pinter

Trailer

Drama

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Cast & Crew

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

as Ben Butley

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

as Edna Shaft

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

as Reg Nuttall

Georgina Hale

Georgina Hale

as Carol Heasman

Simon Rouse

Simon Rouse

as Gardner

Susan Engel

as Anne Butley

Richard O'Callaghan

Richard O'Callaghan

as Joey Keyston

Oliver Maguire

Oliver Maguire

Darien Angadi

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