The Leather Boys (1964)

Directed by

Sidney J. Furie

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

16

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young married woman grows frustrated with her unfulfilling marriage. She finds a new bond with her husband's motorcycle-riding friend, who is a gay man. Their friendship challenges the social norms of 1960s London.

rawearnestmelancholicgrittyunderstatedintrospectivetenserestrained

What happens

The Leather Boys is a 1964 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie, adapted by Gillian Freeman from her 1961 novel. It stars Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell, and Dudley Sutton. The story is set in the early 1960s following the ton-up boy rocker subculture in London and features a gay motorcyclist. The film is notable as an early example of a film that violated the Hollywood production code, yet was still shown in the United States, as well as being an important film in the genre of queer cinema. An example of British kitchen sink realism, its treatment of homosexuality was considered daring at the time of its release. The film was released in the UK by British Lion-Columbia on 23 January 1964. The Leather Boys was nominated for Best English-Language Foreign Film at the 23rd Golden Globes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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