Butley
Butley
Release: 1974-01-21
·Runtime: 127m
·★ 6.0
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Canada
United States of America
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Cinévision Ltée
The American Film Theatre
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Derrick O'Connor
Jill Goldston
as Tube Passenger (uncredited)
Alan Bates
as Ben Butley
Georgina Hale
as Carol Heasman
Patti Love
Michael Byrne
as Reg Nuttall
John Savident
Jessica Tandy
as Edna Shaft
Simon Rouse
as Gardner
Oliver Maguire
Susan Wooldridge
Richard O'Callaghan
as Joey Keyston
Colin Haigh