Prick Up Your Ears
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Playwright Joe Orton's meteoric rise and openly promiscuous lifestyle drive his older lover Kenneth Halliwell into murderous jealousy.
Why watch: Gary Oldman as Joe Orton, Alfred Molina as his killer-lover. Alan Bennett wrote the screenplay.
Cast
Gary Oldman as Joe Orton
Alfred Molina as Kenneth Halliwell
Vanessa Redgrave as Peggy Ramsay
Wallace Shawn as John Lahr
Lindsay Duncan as Anthea Lahr
Julie Walters as Elsie Orton
James Grant as William Orton
Frances Barber as Leonie Orton
Janet Dale as Mrs Sugden
Dave Atkins as Mr Sugden
Margaret Tyzack as Madame Lambert
Eric Richard as Education Officer
William Job as RADA Chairman
Rosalind Knight as RADA Judge
Angus MacKay as RADA Judge
Crew
Stephen Frears — Director
John Lahr — Book
Alan Bennett — Screenplay
Andrew Brown — Producer
Debbie McWilliams — Casting
Oliver Stapleton — Director of Photography
Mick Audsley — Editor
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski — Production Design
Philip Elton — Art Direction
Bob Ringwood — Costume Design
Stanley Myers — Original Music Composer
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