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Butley

1974
Directed byHarold Pinter
2h 7m

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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Alan BatesBen ButleyJessica TandyEdna ShaftMichael Byrne
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Reg Nuttall
Georgina HaleCarol Heasman
Simon RouseGardner
Susan EngelAnne Butley
Richard O'CallaghanJoey Keyston
Oliver Maguire
Darien Angadi
Colin Haigh
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.5

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