Gary Oldman
Joe Orton
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Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Bennett, based on the 1978 biography by John Lahr.
May 8, 1987 · Prick Up Your Ears: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Wallace Shawn. Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators.
- (6.5K)
- Biography, Drama
- Stephen Frears
- 1987-05-08
When the young, attractive Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell (Alfred Molina) at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair.
- (39)
- Stephen Frears
- R
- Gary Oldman
A biographical drama about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell, who was murdered by a burglar in 1967. The movie explores their relationship, Orton's plays, and the impact of homosexuality on their lives.
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- (39)
- Stephen Frears
- R
- 2
This movie is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman). In his teens, Orton is befriended by the older, more reserved Kenneth Halliwell (Alfred Molina), and while the two begin a relationship, it's fairly obvious that it's not all about sex. Orton loves the dangers of bath-houses and ...
Aug 24, 2017 · Thirty years after Stephen Frears’ “Prick Up Your Ears” first landed in theaters, the drama about Joe Orton’s meteoric rise to the top of the London theater scene and violent death, still...
