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Prick Up Your Ears

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Prick Up Your Ears — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • April 17, 1987
  • Runtime
  • 111 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Stephen Frears

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Prick Up Your Ears — Cast

Gary Oldman photo Gary Oldman Joe Orton Alfred Molina photo Alfred Molina Kenneth Halliwell Vanessa Redgrave photo Vanessa Redgrave Peggy Ramsay Wallace Shawn photo Wallace Shawn John Lahr Lindsay Duncan photo Lindsay Duncan Anthea Lahr Julie Walters photo Julie Walters Elsie Orton James Grant William Orton Frances Barber photo Frances Barber Leonie Orton

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