Drama

Butley (1974)

Name: Butley
Genre: Drama
Released: 1974-01-21
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Michael Byrne, Georgina Hale, Simon Rouse

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

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2h 7m English Released

Director: Harold Pinter

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.