His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.
Director: Harold Pinter
Writer: Simon Gray
Producer: Ely A. Landau
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.
127 min
Rating: 6.3/10
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Alan Bates
Ben Butley
Jessica Tandy
Edna Shaft
Michael Byrne
Reg Nuttall
Georgina Hale
Carol Heasman
Simon Rouse
Gardner
Movie Info
Director: Harold Pinter
Writer: Simon Gray
Producer: Ely A. Landau
Production Companies: Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre
Countries: Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom
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