Prick Up Your Ears

★★★★★

“They shared everything... except success.”

1987 · 1 h 45 min

Directed by Stephen Frears

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Cast

Gary Oldman Alfred Molina

Credits

Written by: John Lahr

Plot

The life of the playwright Joe Orton.

Sinekatalog’s take

Stephen Frears's biopic traces playwright Joe Orton's rise and murder at the hands of lover Kenneth Halliwell. Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina are superb in a witty, dark, moving portrait of talent and jealousy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (7,038 votes)
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