Directed by:
Stephen FrearsCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
Stanley MyersCast:
Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Frances Barber, Julie Walters, Lindsay Duncan, Wallace Shawn, Sean Pertwee, Steven Mackintosh, Neil Dudgeon (more)Plots(1)
Frustrated writers, co-conspirators, friends and lovers, Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell (Oldman and Molina) serve respectively as protégé and mentor in each other's life until Orton's breakout success heightens Halliwell's sense of his own failure. With the young playwright's every new achievement, Halliwell's diminishing role leads him to a desperate attempt to keep them as equals forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gary Oldman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/766/163766155_638cf5.jpg)
Gary Oldman
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Batman Begins (2005)
![Alfred Molina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/778/162778232_cc0818.png)
Alfred Molina
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Dead Man (1995)
Magnolia (1999)
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV movie)
![Frances Barber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/829/157829328_a03851.jpg)
Frances Barber
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (2008) (TV movie)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Julie Walters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544389_3cd1b9.jpg)
Julie Walters
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Billy Elliot (2000)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Lindsay Duncan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/778/162778234_c05436.png)
Lindsay Duncan
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Wallander (2008) (series)
![Wallace Shawn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433399_3c314a.png)
Wallace Shawn
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story (1995)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
![Sean Pertwee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270312_ee0d32.jpg)
Sean Pertwee
UK
Best movies:
Swing Kids (1993)
I.D. (1995)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
![Steven Mackintosh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/941/161941326_edecf7.jpg)
Steven Mackintosh
UK
Best movies:
House of America (1997)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment (1996) (TV movie)
![Neil Dudgeon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/136/794/136794874_680fe4.jpg)
Neil Dudgeon
UK
Best movies:
United (2011) (TV movie)
Coming Down the Mountain (2007) (TV movie)
Messiah (2001) (TV movie)
![Margaret Tyzack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444322_6a9445.jpg)
Margaret Tyzack
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
Match Point (2005)
![Richard Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343024_d87cdd.png)
Richard Wilson
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Foreign Body (1986)
![Karl Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281299_e0a1bd.jpg)
Karl Johnson
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Rosalind Knight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/347/347598_806745.jpg)
Rosalind Knight
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) (TV movie)
Richard III (1955)
Stephen Bill
UK
Best movies:
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
![Selina Cadell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/647/161647173_5b03c9.jpg)
Selina Cadell
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Match Point (2005)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Jonny Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/344/159344210_84dcb0.jpg)
Jonny Phillips
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Max and Helen (1990) (TV movie)
Neville Smith
UK
Best movies:
Billy Liar (1963)
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Wish You Were Here (1987)
Sian Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
The Conductor (2018)