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Curzon Film Distributors |
Release Date:
May 8, 1987
Summary:
This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. In his teens, Orton is befriended by the older, more reserved Kenneth Halliwell, and while the two begin a relationship, it's fairly obvious that it's not all about sex. Orton loves the dangers of bath-houses and liaisons in public restrooms; Halliwell, not as charming or attractive as Orton, doesn't fare so well in those environs. While both long to become writers, it is Orton who achieves fame - his plays "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" and "Loot" become huge hits in London of the sixties, and he's even commissioned to write a screenplay for the Beatles. But Orton's success takes him farther from Halliwell, whose response ended both his life and the life of the up-and-coming playwright.
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Details
| Runtime: | 105 min |
| Rating: | R |
| Production: | British Screen Productions |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Country: | GB |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Director | Credit |
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| Stephen Frears | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Alan Bennett | Screenplay |
| John Lahr | Based On The Biography By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Alfred Molina | Kenneth Halliwell |
| Dave Atkins | Mr Sugden |
| Frances Barber | Leonie Orton |
| Gary Oldman | Joe Orton |
| James Grant | William Orton |
| Janet Dale | Mrs Sugden |
| Julie Walters | Elsie Orton |
| Lindsay Duncan | Anthea Lahr |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Peggy Ramsay |
| Wallace Shawn | John Lahr |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Angus MacKay | RADA Judge |
| Eric Richard | Education Officer |
| Margaret Tyzack | Madame Lambert |
| Rosalind Knight | RADA Judge |
| William Job | RADA Chairman |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Andrew Brown | Producer |
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