Butley
6.7
“His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.”
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
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Alan Bates
Ben Butley
Known for
The Sum of All Fears
Zorba the Greek
Jessica Tandy
Edna Shaft
Known for
The Birds
Driving Miss Daisy
Michael Byrne
Reg Nuttall
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Bodies
Georgina Hale
Carol Heasman
Known for
The Devils
Castaway
Simon Rouse
Gardner
Known for
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Broadchurch
Susan Engel
Anne Butley
Known for
Damage
Inspector Clouseau
Richard O'Callaghan
Joey Keyston
Known for
Watership Down
Carry On Loving
Oliver Maguire
Known for
Hidden Agenda
Darien Angadi
Also in
Muck and Brass
Wolcott
Colin Haigh
Known for
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Lindsay Ingram
Also in
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Plenty
Patti Love
Known for
The Long Good Friday
Cracker
Harold Pinter Director · Simon Gray Writer Gerry Fisher Cinematographer
United States release January 21, 1974 · Produced in Canada, United States, United Kingdom · Production The American Film Theatre
Production
Cinévision Ltée
Production
The American Film Theatre
Production
Canada · United States · United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 21, 1974
Theatrical
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