Movie

Butley (1974)

• January 21, 1974
• 2h 7m

• Drama

“His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.”

Overview

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

Harold Pinter

Writers

Simon Gray

Starring

Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Michael Byrne