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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.
- £1.9 million
- 17 April 1987
- Andrew Brown
- Stanley Myers
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.
- (6.4K)
- Stephen Frears
- R
- Biography, Drama
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 tensions between them.
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.
- (146)
- Stephen Frears
- R
- Gary Oldman
Prick Up Your Ears. The true story of British playwright Joe Orton and how his skyrocket to fame ended in his own brutal, shocking murder by his longtime lover in 1967. 207 IMDb 7.1 1 h 50 min 1987. R.
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