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Prick Up Your Ears

They shared everything... except success.

  • Movie
  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 51m

Directed by Stephen Frears

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 106 votes

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Overview

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 and crew

  • Gary Oldman

    Gary OldmanJoe Orton

  • Alfred Molina

    Alfred MolinaKenneth Halliwell

  • Vanessa Redgrave

    Vanessa RedgravePeggy Ramsay

  • Wallace Shawn

    Wallace ShawnJohn Lahr

  • Lindsay Duncan

    Lindsay DuncanAnthea Lahr

  • Julie Walters

    Julie WaltersElsie Orton

  • James GrantWilliam Orton

  • Frances Barber

    Frances BarberLeonie Orton

  • Janet Dale

    Janet DaleMrs Sugden

  • Dave AtkinsMr Sugden

  • Margaret Tyzack

    Margaret TyzackMadame Lambert

  • Eric Richard

    Eric RichardEducation Officer

  • William JobRADA Chairman

  • Rosalind Knight

    Rosalind KnightRADA Judge

  • Angus MacKay

    Angus MacKayRADA Judge

  • Linda Spurrier

    Linda SpurrierRADA Instructor

  • Charlotte WodehouseJanet

  • Helena MichellOrton's Friend

Director
Stephen Frears
Writer
Alan Bennett
Music
Stanley Myers
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton