Butley
His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.
- 1974
- 2h 7m
- Drama
Rating: 6.7 out of 10TMDB(13 votes)
Overview
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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Details
- Director
- Writer
- Simon GrayWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 21, 1974
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom
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Cast
Alan BatesBen Butley
Jessica TandyEdna Shaft
Michael ByrneReg Nuttall
Georgina HaleCarol Heasman
Simon RouseGardner- Susan EngelAnne Butley
Richard O'CallaghanJoey Keyston
Oliver Maguire
Darien Angadi
Colin Haigh- Lindsay Ingram
Patti Love- Belinda Low
Derrick O'Connor
John Savident
Susan Wooldridge
Jill GoldstonTube Passenger (uncredited)
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