Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Genre

drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 103 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the true story of playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. It follows their volatile relationship and Orton's rise to fame in the 1960s.

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What happens

Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Bennett, based on the 1978 biography by John Lahr. The film stars Gary Oldman as Orton, Alfred Molina as Halliwell, Wallace Shawn as Lahr, and Vanessa Redgrave as Peggy Ramsay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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