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Prick Up Your Ears

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.

1987 |1h 51m |  Drama

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Gary Oldman

Joe Orton

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Alfred Molina

Kenneth Halliwell

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Vanessa Redgrave

Peggy Ramsay

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Wallace Shawn

John Lahr

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Lindsay Duncan

Anthea Lahr

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Julie Walters

Elsie Orton

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Frances Barber

Leonie Orton

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Janet Dale

Mrs Sugden

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Margaret Tyzack

Madame Lambert

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Eric Richard

Education Officer

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William Job

RADA Chairman

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Rosalind Knight

RADA Judge

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Linda Spurrier

RADA Instructor

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Sean Pertwee

Orton's Friend

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Charles McKeown

Mr Cunliffe

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Selina Cadell

Miss Battersby

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Bert Parnaby

Magistrate

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Antony Carrick

Counsel

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Neil Dudgeon

Policeman

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Richard Wilson

Psychiatrist

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Stevan Rimkus

Kenneth

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Michael Müller

BBC Actor 1

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Steven Mackintosh

Simon Ward

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Garry Cooper

Actor 1 – Mr Sloane

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Roger Lloyd Pack

Actor 2

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David Cardy

Brian Epstein

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Julie Legrand

Gallery Owner

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Noel Davis

Philip

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Neville Phillips

Man in Gallery

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Jonny Phillips

Youth Outside Lavatory

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Richard Ireson

Man Outside Lavatory

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Sian Thomas

Marilyn Orton

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Karl Johnson

Douglas Orton

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David Bradley

Undertaker

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Joan Sanderson

Anthea's Mother

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Neville Smith

Police Inspector

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Spencer Leigh

Constable

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John Salthouse

Chauffeur

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Robin Hooper

Mortuary Attendant

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Derek Lyons

Library Patron (uncredited)

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Status

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Language

English

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