Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
They shared everything... except success.
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.
Rated
R
Year
1987
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
17 April 1987
TMDB
6.7 (106)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Gary Oldman
Joe Orton
Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell
Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay
Wallace Shawn
John Lahr
Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr
Julie Walters
Elsie Orton
J
James Grant
William Orton
Frances Barber
Leonie Orton
Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden
D
Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden
Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert
Eric Richard
Education Officer
W
William Job
RADA Chairman
Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge
Angus MacKay
RADA Judge
Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor
C
Charlotte Wodehouse
Janet
H
Helena Michell
Orton's Friend
Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend
L
Liam De Staic
Brickie
Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe
Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby
B
Bert Parnaby
Magistrate
Antony Carrick
Counsel
Neil Dudgeon
Policeman
Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist
C
Christopher Guinee
Publisher
Stevan Rimkus
Kenneth
Michael Müller
BBC Actor 1
A
Anthony Douse
BBC Actor 2
J
John Kane
Director
Steven Mackintosh
Simon Ward
Garry Cooper
Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
Roger Lloyd Pack
Actor 2
J
Joanne Connelly
Stage Manager
J
John Moffatt
Wigmaker
P
Philippa Davies
Peggy Ramsey's Secretary
David Cardy
Brian Epstein
J
Julie Legrand
Gallery Owner
Noel Davis
Philip
J
Jane Blackburn
Woman in Gallery 1
S
Stella Richman
Woman in Gallery 2
Neville Phillips
Man in Gallery
Jonny Phillips
Youth Outside Lavatory
Richard Ireson
Man Outside Lavatory
A
Ahmed Elgheur
Moroccan Boy 1
M
Moktar Dagmouni
Moroccan Boy 2
Sian Thomas
Marilyn Orton
S
Stephen Bill
George Barnett
Karl Johnson
Douglas Orton
David Bradley
Undertaker
S
Simon Adams
Undertaker's Boy
J
James Duggan
Labourer
M
Max Stafford-Clark
Awards Chairman
M
Mark Brignal
Beatles Chauffeur
Joan Sanderson
Anthea's Mother
Neville Smith
Police Inspector
Spencer Leigh
Constable
John Salthouse
Chauffeur
Robin Hooper
Mortuary Attendant
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