Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Gary Oldman
Joe Orton

Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell

Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay

Wallace Shawn
John Lahr

Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr

Julie Walters
Elsie Orton

James Grant
William Orton

Frances Barber
Leonie Orton

Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden

Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden

Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert

Eric Richard
Education Officer

William Job
RADA Chairman

Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge

Angus MacKay
RADA Judge

Andrew Brown
Producer

Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor

Charlotte Wodehouse
Janet

Helena Michell
Orton's Friend

Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend

Liam De Staic
Brickie

Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe

Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby

Bert Parnaby
Magistrate

Antony Carrick
Counsel

Neil Dudgeon
Policeman

Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist

Christopher Guinee
Publisher

Stevan Rimkus
Kenneth

Michael Müller
BBC Actor 1

Anthony Douse
BBC Actor 2

John Kane
Director

Steven Mackintosh
Simon Ward

Garry Cooper
Actor 1 – Mr Sloane

Roger Lloyd Pack
Actor 2

Joanne Connelly
Stage Manager

John Moffatt
Wigmaker

Philippa Davies
Peggy Ramsey's Secretary

David Cardy
Brian Epstein

Julie Legrand
Gallery Owner

Noel Davis
Philip

Jane Blackburn
Woman in Gallery 1

Stella Richman
Woman in Gallery 2

Neville Phillips
Man in Gallery

Jonny Phillips
Youth Outside Lavatory

Richard Ireson
Man Outside Lavatory

Ahmed Elgheur
Moroccan Boy 1

Moktar Dagmouni
Moroccan Boy 2

Sian Thomas
Marilyn Orton

Stephen Bill
George Barnett

Karl Johnson
Douglas Orton

David Bradley
Undertaker

Simon Adams
Undertaker's Boy

James Duggan
Labourer

Max Stafford-Clark
Awards Chairman

Mark Brignal
Beatles Chauffeur

Joan Sanderson
Anthea's Mother

Neville Smith
Police Inspector

Spencer Leigh
Constable

John Salthouse
Chauffeur

Robin Hooper
Mortuary Attendant

Derek Jarman
Patrick Proktor (uncredited)

Derek Lyons
Library Patron (uncredited)

Stephen Frears
Director

Julie Sheppard
Assistant Art Director

Annabel Ware
First Assistant Editor

Penny Eyles
Script Supervisor

John Spottiswood
Scenic Artist

Jeanne Vertigan
Property Buyer

Judi Lee-Headman
Boom Operator

Lee Cleary
Second Assistant Director

Michael Zimbrich
First Assistant Director

Dominic Seal
Electrician

Ray Perry Sr.
Property Master

Adam Walton
Third Assistant Director

Katrina Sheldon
Dialogue Editor

Simon Hayter
Boom Operator

Sarah Quill
Still Photographer

Jonathan Earp
Assistant Camera

Ray Barrett
Construction Manager

Malcolm Davies
Gaffer

Martin Duncan
Genetator Operator

Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rosie Straker
Boom Operator

Patrick Wheatley
Wardrobe Supervisor

Britt Harrison
Assistant Camera

David Morgan
Focus Puller

Deborah Harding
Production Secretary

Simon Moseley
Floor Runner

Joanna Campling
Unit Publicist

Joan Washington
Dialogue Coach

Lorraine Goodman
Production Coordinator

John Lahr
Book

Alan Bennett
Screenplay

Debbie McWilliams
Casting

Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Media.



Details.
This Movie Is About.
london england
england
based on novel or book
biography
playwright
lgbt
1960s
drama school
gay theme
Wiki.
Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Bennett, based on the 1978 biography by John Lahr. The film stars Gary Oldman as Orton, Alfred Molina as Halliwell, Wallace Shawn as Lahr, and Vanessa Redgrave as Peggy Ramsay.
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