Butley

Butley

127 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 1974

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.

Butley

127 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 1974

Butley
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers The American Film Theatre, Cinévision Ltée
Original title Butley
Directors Ted Sturgis, Harold Pinter
Writers Simon Gray

Cast

Alan Bates

as Ben Butley

Jessica Tandy

as Edna Shaft

Michael Byrne

as Reg Nuttall

Georgina Hale

as Carol Heasman

Simon Rouse

as Gardner

Susan Engel

as Anne Butley

Richard O'Callaghan

as Joey Keyston