Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

Prick Up Your Ears
4.3
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 111 min
  • Premiere: 17th of April 1987

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

Gary Oldman
as Joe Orton
Wallace Shawn
as John Lahr
Alfred Molina
as Kenneth Halliwell
Julie Walters
as Elsie Orton
David Bradley
as Undertaker
Neil Dudgeon
as Policeman
Lindsay Duncan
as Anthea Lahr
Sean Pertwee
as Orton's Friend
Vanessa Redgrave
as Peggy Ramsay
Frances Barber
as Leonie Orton
Steven Mackintosh
as Simon Ward
Karl Johnson
as Douglas Orton
Richard Wilson
as Psychiatrist
Selina Cadell
as Miss Battersby
Rosalind Knight
as RADA Judge
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Actor 2
Derek Lyons
as Library Patron (uncredited)
Jonny Phillips
as Youth Outside Lavatory
Derek Jarman
as Patrick Proktor (uncredited)
Charles McKeown
as Mr Cunliffe
Margaret Tyzack
as Madame Lambert
Garry Cooper
as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
Sian Thomas
as Marilyn Orton
Noel Davis
as Philip
Janet Dale
as Mrs Sugden
Robin Hooper
as Mortuary Attendant
Antony Carrick
as Counsel
John Salthouse
as Chauffeur
Stevan Rimkus
as Kenneth
David Cardy
as Brian Epstein
Neville Phillips
as Man in Gallery
Angus MacKay
as RADA Judge
Eric Richard
as Education Officer
Spencer Leigh
as Constable
Michael Müller
as BBC Actor 1
Linda Spurrier
as RADA Instructor
Richard Ireson
as Man Outside Lavatory
Joan Sanderson
as Anthea's Mother

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