Prick Up Your Ears

6.7
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 111 min
  • Premiere: 1987. April 17.

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.

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Gary Oldman

Joe Orton

Alfred Molina

Kenneth Halliwell

Vanessa Redgrave

Peggy Ramsay

Wallace Shawn

John Lahr

Lindsay Duncan

Anthea Lahr

Julie Walters

Elsie Orton

James Grant

William Orton

Frances Barber

Leonie Orton

Janet Dale

Mrs Sugden

Dave Atkins

Mr Sugden

Margaret Tyzack

Madame Lambert

Eric Richard

Education Officer

William Job

RADA Chairman

Rosalind Knight

RADA Judge

Angus MacKay

RADA Judge

Linda Spurrier

RADA Instructor

Helena Michell

Orton's Friend

Sean Pertwee

Orton's Friend

Charles McKeown

Mr Cunliffe

Selina Cadell

Miss Battersby

Bert Parnaby

Magistrate

Neil Dudgeon

Policeman

Richard Wilson

Psychiatrist

Michael Müller

BBC Actor 1

Anthony Douse

BBC Actor 2

John Kane

Director

Steven Mackintosh

Simon Ward

Garry Cooper

Actor 1 – Mr Sloane

Joanne Connelly

Stage Manager

John Moffatt

Wigmaker

Philippa Davies

Peggy Ramsey's Secretary

David Cardy

Brian Epstein

Julie Legrand

Gallery Owner

Noel Davis

Philip

Jane Blackburn

Woman in Gallery 1

Stella Richman

Woman in Gallery 2

Neville Phillips

Man in Gallery

Jonny Phillips

Youth Outside Lavatory

Richard Ireson

Man Outside Lavatory

Ahmed Elgheur

Moroccan Boy 1

Moktar Dagmouni

Moroccan Boy 2

Sian Thomas

Marilyn Orton

Stephen Bill

George Barnett

Karl Johnson

Douglas Orton

David Bradley

Undertaker

Simon Adams

Undertaker's Boy

James Duggan

Labourer

Max Stafford-Clark

Awards Chairman

Mark Brignal

Beatles Chauffeur

Joan Sanderson

Anthea's Mother

Neville Smith

Police Inspector

Spencer Leigh

Constable

John Salthouse

Chauffeur

Robin Hooper

Mortuary Attendant

Derek Jarman

Patrick Proktor (uncredited)

Derek Lyons

Library Patron (uncredited)

Art

Ray Barrett

Construction Manager

Ray Perry Sr.

Property Master

Julie Sheppard

Assistant Art Director

Jeanne Vertigan

Property Buyer

Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Production Design

Philip Elton

Art Direction

Camera

Jonathan Earp

Assistant Camera

Britt Harrison

Assistant Camera

David Morgan

Focus Puller

Sarah Quill

Still Photographer

Oliver Stapleton

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Patrick Wheatley

Wardrobe Supervisor

Bob Ringwood

Costume Design

Elaine Carew

Makeup Supervisor

Sally Harrison

Hairstylist

Peter Owen

Wig Designer

Crew

John Spottiswood

Scenic Artist

Joanna Campling

Unit Publicist

Simon Moseley

Floor Runner

Joan Washington

Dialogue Coach

Directing

Stephen Frears

Director

Lee Cleary

Second Assistant Director

Michael Zimbrich

First Assistant Director

Adam Walton

Third Assistant Director

Penny Eyles

Script Supervisor

Editing

Annabel Ware

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Martin Duncan

Genetator Operator

Dominic Seal

Electrician

Production

Lorraine Goodman

Production Coordinator

Deborah Harding

Production Secretary

Andrew Brown

Producer

Zakaria Alaoui

Production Manager

Ann Wingate

Production Manager

Sound

Simon Hayter

Boom Operator

Judi Lee-Headman

Boom Operator

Peter Maxwell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Katrina Sheldon

Dialogue Editor

Rosie Straker

Boom Operator

Stanley Myers

Original Music Composer

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

Brian Trenerry

Sound Editor

Writing

Alan Bennett

Screenplay

Art

Ray Barrett

Construction Manager

Ray Perry Sr.

Property Master

Julie Sheppard

Assistant Art Director

Jeanne Vertigan

Property Buyer

Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Production Design

Philip Elton

Art Direction

Camera

Jonathan Earp

Assistant Camera

Britt Harrison

Assistant Camera

David Morgan

Focus Puller

Sarah Quill

Still Photographer

Oliver Stapleton

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Patrick Wheatley

Wardrobe Supervisor

Bob Ringwood

Costume Design

Elaine Carew

Makeup Supervisor

Sally Harrison

Hairstylist

Peter Owen

Wig Designer

Crew

John Spottiswood

Scenic Artist

Joanna Campling

Unit Publicist

Simon Moseley

Floor Runner

Joan Washington

Dialogue Coach

Directing

Stephen Frears

Director

Lee Cleary

Second Assistant Director

Michael Zimbrich

First Assistant Director

Adam Walton

Third Assistant Director

Penny Eyles

Script Supervisor

Editing

Annabel Ware

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Martin Duncan

Genetator Operator

Dominic Seal

Electrician

Production

Lorraine Goodman

Production Coordinator

Deborah Harding

Production Secretary

Andrew Brown

Producer

Zakaria Alaoui

Production Manager

Ann Wingate

Production Manager

Sound

Simon Hayter

Boom Operator

Judi Lee-Headman

Boom Operator

Peter Maxwell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Katrina Sheldon

Dialogue Editor

Rosie Straker

Boom Operator

Stanley Myers

Original Music Composer

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

Brian Trenerry

Sound Editor

Writing

Alan Bennett

Screenplay