Butley

Jan 21, 1974

2h 7m

★ 6.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cinévision Ltée

The American Film Theatre

Butley Trailers

Cast

Ben Butley

Alan Bates

Edna Shaft

Jessica Tandy

Reg Nuttall

Michael Byrne

Carol Heasman

Georgina Hale

Gardner

Simon Rouse

Anne Butley

Susan Engel

Joey Keyston

Richard O'Callaghan

Oliver Maguire

Darien Angadi

Colin Haigh

Lindsay Ingram

Patti Love

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