Butley

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Release date: January 21, 1974
Duration: 127 minutes
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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.

Starring

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Alan Bates
Ben Butley
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Jessica Tandy
Edna Shaft
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Michael Byrne
Reg Nuttall
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Georgina Hale
Carol Heasman
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Simon Rouse
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