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Prick Up Your Ears
1987, Apr 17
1h 51m
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Gary Oldman
Joe Orton
Wallace Shawn
John Lahr
Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell
Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr
David Bradley
Undertaker
Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay
Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby
Steven Mackintosh
Simon Ward
Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist
Neil Dudgeon
Policeman
Julie Walters
Elsie Orton
Frances Barber
Leonie Orton
Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend
Jonny Phillips
Youth Outside Lavatory
Karl Johnson
Douglas Orton
Roger Lloyd Pack
Actor 2
Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert
Antony Carrick
Counsel
Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge
Neville Phillips
Man in Gallery
Stevan Rimkus
Kenneth
Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe
John Salthouse
Chauffeur
Sian Thomas
Marilyn Orton
Garry Cooper
Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
Joan Sanderson
Anthea's Mother
Eric Richard
Education Officer
David Cardy
Brian Epstein
Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden
Spencer Leigh
Constable
Derek Lyons
Library Patron (uncredited)
Michael Müller
BBC Actor 1
Bert Parnaby
Magistrate
Neville Smith
Police Inspector
Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor
Richard Ireson
Man Outside Lavatory
Noel Davis
Philip
Robin Hooper
Mortuary Attendant
William Job
RADA Chairman
Julie Legrand
Gallery Owner
James Grant
William Orton
Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden
Angus MacKay
RADA Judge
Charlotte Wodehouse
Janet
Helena Michell
Orton's Friend
Liam De Staic
Brickie
Christopher Guinee
Publisher
Anthony Douse
BBC Actor 2
John Kane
Director
Joanne Connelly
Stage Manager
John Moffatt
Wigmaker
Philippa Davies
Peggy Ramsey's Secretary
Jane Blackburn
Woman in Gallery 1
Ahmed Elgheur
Moroccan Boy 1
Moktar Dagmouni
Moroccan Boy 2
Stephen Bill
George Barnett
Simon Adams
Undertaker's Boy
James Duggan
Labourer
Mark Brignal
Beatles Chauffeur
John Lahr
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