Butley
His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.
1974 | 127m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Harold Pinter |
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| Writer: | Simon Gray |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 21, 1974 |
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| Director: | Harold Pinter |
| Writer: | Simon Gray |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | alcohol, college, based on play or musical, english professor |
| Production Companies | The American Film Theatre, Cinévision Ltée |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alan Bates | Ben Butley |
| Jessica Tandy | Edna Shaft |
| Michael Byrne | Reg Nuttall |
| Georgina Hale | Carol Heasman |
| Simon Rouse | Gardner |
| Susan Engel | Anne Butley |
| Richard O'Callaghan | Joey Keyston |
| Oliver Maguire | |
| Darien Angadi | |
| Colin Haigh | |
| Lindsay Ingram | |
| Patti Love | |
| Belinda Low | |
| Derrick O'Connor | |
| John Savident | |
| Susan Wooldridge | |
| Jill Goldston | Tube Passenger (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Simon Gray | Writer |
| Malcolm Cooke | Editor |
| Ted Sturgis | First Assistant Director |
| Eddie Knight | Makeup Artist |
| Chris Kelly | Assistant Editor |
| Harold Pinter | Director |
| Carmen Dillon | Art Direction |
| Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry T. Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Robert A. Goldston | Supervising Producer |
| Otto Plaschkes | Executive Producer |
| Ely A. Landau | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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