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His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.
6.7 / 10 IMDb January 21, 1974 2h 7m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 7m
Release Date
January 21, 1974
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom
Writers
Cast
Alan Bates
as Ben Butley
Jessica Tandy
as Edna Shaft
Michael Byrne
as Reg Nuttall
Georgina Hale
as Carol Heasman
Simon Rouse
as Gardner
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Susan Engel
as Anne Butley
Richard O'Callaghan
as Joey Keyston
Oliver Maguire
Darien Angadi
Colin Haigh
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Lindsay Ingram
Patti Love
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Belinda Low
Derrick O'Connor
John Savident
Susan Wooldridge
Jill Goldston
as Tube Passenger (uncredited)
Production Companies
Cinévision Ltée
The American Film Theatre
Butley Official Trailer 1974
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