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Prick Up Your Ears

6.7 111 mins Drama   1987
British Screen Productions   Civilhand   Zenith Entertainment   Film4 Productions  
Director(s): Stephen Frears

Release Date: 17 Fri, Apr 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.

Casts of Prick Up Your Ears

Gary Oldman

as Joe Orton

Alfred Molina

as Kenneth Halliwell

Vanessa Redgrave

as Peggy Ramsay

Wallace Shawn

as John Lahr

Lindsay Duncan

as Anthea Lahr

Julie Walters

as Elsie Orton

James Grant

as William Orton

Frances Barber

as Leonie Orton

Janet Dale

as Mrs Sugden

Dave Atkins

as Mr Sugden

Margaret Tyzack

as Madame Lambert

Eric Richard

as Education Officer

William Job

as RADA Chairman

Rosalind Knight

as RADA Judge

Angus MacKay

as RADA Judge

Linda Spurrier

as RADA Instructor

Helena Michell

as Orton's Friend

Sean Pertwee

as Orton's Friend

Liam De Staic

as Brickie

Charles McKeown

as Mr Cunliffe

Selina Cadell

as Miss Battersby

Bert Parnaby

as Magistrate

Antony Carrick

as Counsel

Neil Dudgeon

as Policeman

Richard Wilson

as Psychiatrist

Christopher Guinee

as Publisher

Stevan Rimkus

as Kenneth

Michael Müller

as BBC Actor 1

Anthony Douse

as BBC Actor 2

John Kane

as Director

Steven Mackintosh

as Simon Ward

Garry Cooper

as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane

Roger Lloyd Pack

as Actor 2

Joanne Connelly

as Stage Manager

John Moffatt

as Wigmaker

Philippa Davies

as Peggy Ramsey's Secretary

David Cardy

as Brian Epstein

Julie Legrand

as Gallery Owner

Noel Davis

as Philip

Jane Blackburn

as Woman in Gallery 1

Stella Richman

as Woman in Gallery 2

Neville Phillips

as Man in Gallery

Jonny Phillips

as Youth Outside Lavatory

Richard Ireson

as Man Outside Lavatory

Ahmed Elgheur

as Moroccan Boy 1

Moktar Dagmouni

as Moroccan Boy 2

Sian Thomas

as Marilyn Orton

Stephen Bill

as George Barnett

Karl Johnson

as Douglas Orton

David Bradley

as Undertaker

Simon Adams

as Undertaker's Boy

James Duggan

as Labourer

Max Stafford-Clark

as Awards Chairman

Mark Brignal

as Beatles Chauffeur

Joan Sanderson

as Anthea's Mother

Neville Smith

as Police Inspector

Spencer Leigh

as Constable

John Salthouse

as Chauffeur

Robin Hooper

as Mortuary Attendant

Derek Jarman

as Patrick Proktor (uncredited)

Derek Lyons

as Library Patron (uncredited)

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