Prick Up Your Ears (1987) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Stephen Frears.

Cast

Gary Oldman as Joe Orton
Alfred Molina as Kenneth Halliwell
Vanessa Redgrave as Peggy Ramsay
Wallace Shawn as John Lahr
Lindsay Duncan as Anthea Lahr
Julie Walters as Elsie Orton
James Grant as William Orton
Frances Barber as Leonie Orton
Janet Dale as Mrs Sugden
Dave Atkins as Mr Sugden
Margaret Tyzack as Madame Lambert
Eric Richard as Education Officer
William Job as RADA Chairman
Rosalind Knight as RADA Judge
Angus MacKay as RADA Judge
Linda Spurrier as RADA Instructor
Charlotte Wodehouse as Janet
Helena Michell as Orton's Friend
Sean Pertwee as Orton's Friend
Liam De Staic as Brickie
Charles McKeown as Mr Cunliffe
Selina Cadell as Miss Battersby
Bert Parnaby as Magistrate
Antony Carrick as Counsel
Neil Dudgeon as Policeman
Richard Wilson as Psychiatrist
Christopher Guinee as Publisher
Stevan Rimkus as Kenneth
Michael Müller as BBC Actor 1
Anthony Douse as BBC Actor 2
John Kane as Director
Steven Mackintosh as Simon Ward
Garry Cooper as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
Roger Lloyd Pack as Actor 2
Joanne Connelly as Stage Manager
John Moffatt as Wigmaker
Philippa Davies as Peggy Ramsey's Secretary
David Cardy as Brian Epstein
Julie Legrand as Gallery Owner
Noel Davis as Philip

Crew

Stephen Frears — Director
Alan Bennett — Screenplay
Andrew Brown — Producer
Stanley Myers — Original Music Composer
Oliver Stapleton — Director of Photography

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