Drama · Canada · 1974 · 2h 7m

Butley

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Director
Harold Pinter
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
Crew
Gerry Fisher — Director of Photography Malcolm Cooke — Editor Simon Gray — Writer Ely A. Landau — Producer
Tagline

His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Butley — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
alcoholcollegebased on play or musicallgbtenglish professor
Key Collaborators
Harold Pinter Director Gerry Fisher Director of Photography Malcolm Cooke Editor Simon Gray Writer Ely A. Landau Producer
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