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Watch Prick Up Your Ears (1987) Online

  • 6.9/10
  • RUNTIME: 1h 51m
  • COUNTRIES: United Kingdom
  • Subtitles: English

Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the English Midlands, John 'Joe' Orton moves to London in 1951, to study at RADA, and enjoys an openly gay relationship with Halliwell in their famous Islington flat in the 1960s. However, when Orton achieves spectacular success with such plays as 'What the Butler Saw' and 'Loot', Halliwell begins to feel alienated and the pair's future looks increasingly uncertain. Read More

Watch Prick Up Your Ears online. Featuring Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina, Prick Up Your Ears is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.9. It is available for streaming online in the UK on 3 services such as Apple iTunes and BFI Player. The movie was filmed in United Kingdom and was released on 1987. Prick Up Your Ears was directed by Max Stafford-Clark,Derek Jarman,Stephen Frears,Penny Eyles,Michael Zimbrich. Read Less