Drama
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
Roger Lloyd Pack
Actor 2
Neil Dudgeon
Policeman
Jonny Phillips
Youth Outside Lavatory
Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden
Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe
Angus MacKay
RADA Judge
Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend
Neville Smith
Police Inspector
Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge
Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell
Noel Davis
Philip
Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay
Wallace Shawn
John Lahr
Karl Johnson
Douglas Orton
Derek Lyons
Library Patron (uncredited)
David Bradley
Undertaker
Sian Thomas
Marilyn Orton
Frances Barber
Leonie Orton
Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist
Joan Sanderson
Anthea's Mother
Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert
Eric Richard
Education Officer
Steven Mackintosh
Simon Ward
Julie Walters
Elsie Orton
Neville Phillips
Man in Gallery
Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor
Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr
Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby
Garry Cooper
Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
Michael Müller
BBC Actor 1
Richard Ireson
Man Outside Lavatory
John Salthouse
Chauffeur
Spencer Leigh
Constable
David Cardy
Brian Epstein
Robin Hooper
Mortuary Attendant
Stevan Rimkus
Kenneth
Antony Carrick
Counsel
James Grant
William Orton
Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden
William Job
RADA Chairman
Charlotte Wodehouse
Janet
Helena Michell
Orton's Friend
Liam De Staic
Brickie
Bert Parnaby
Magistrate
Christopher Guinee
Publisher
Anthony Douse
BBC Actor 2
John Kane
Director
Joanne Connelly
Stage Manager
John Moffatt
Wigmaker
Philippa Davies
Peggy Ramsey's Secretary
Julie Legrand
Gallery Owner
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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