Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears
Release: 1987-04-17
·Runtime: 111m
·★ 6.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
British Screen Productions
Civilhand
Zenith Entertainment
Film4 Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Sian Thomas
as Marilyn Orton
Julie Walters
as Elsie Orton
Margaret Tyzack
as Madame Lambert
Spencer Leigh
as Constable
Vanessa Redgrave
as Peggy Ramsay
Charles McKeown
as Mr Cunliffe
Neil Dudgeon
as Policeman
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Actor 2
Gary Oldman
as Joe Orton
Steven Mackintosh
as Simon Ward
Jonny Phillips
as Youth Outside Lavatory
Janet Dale
as Mrs Sugden
Eric Richard
as Education Officer
Sean Pertwee
as Orton's Friend
Joan Sanderson
as Anthea's Mother
Rosalind Knight
as RADA Judge
Derek Lyons
as Library Patron (uncredited)
Neville Phillips
as Man in Gallery
David Bradley
as Undertaker
John Salthouse
as Chauffeur
Selina Cadell
as Miss Battersby
Stevan Rimkus
as Kenneth
David Cardy
as Brian Epstein
Noel Davis
as Philip
Robin Hooper
as Mortuary Attendant
Derek Jarman
as Patrick Proktor (uncredited)
Neville Smith
as Police Inspector
Karl Johnson
as Douglas Orton
Wallace Shawn
as John Lahr
Michael Müller
as BBC Actor 1
Richard Ireson
as Man Outside Lavatory
Alfred Molina
as Kenneth Halliwell
Lindsay Duncan
as Anthea Lahr
Linda Spurrier
as RADA Instructor
Antony Carrick
as Counsel
Richard Wilson
as Psychiatrist
Garry Cooper
as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
Frances Barber
as Leonie Orton
Angus MacKay
as RADA Judge
