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April 1976 (UK) moreTagline:
His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boy friend.Plot:
An English professor finds his life crumbling around him. | add synopsisUser Comments:
A bit staged but great dialogue moreCast
(Credited cast) | Alan Bates | ... | Ben Butley |
 | Jessica Tandy | ... | Edna Shaft |
| Richard O'Callaghan | ... | Joey Keyston |
| Susan Engel | ... | Anne Butley |
| Michael Byrne | ... | Reg Nuttall |
| Georgina Hale | ... | Miss Heasman |
| Simon Rouse | ... | Mr. Gardner |
| John Savident | ... | James |
| Oliver Maguire | ... | Train Passenger |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Darien Angadi | ... | Male Student |
| Colin Haigh | ... | Male Student |
| Lindsay Ingram | ... | Female Student |
| Patti Love | ... | Female Student |
| Belinda Low | ... | Female Student |
 | Derrick O'Connor | ... | Irishman in pub |
| Susan Wooldridge | ... | Female Student |
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This really plays much like a filming of a play. The direction is almost minimal. That's probably for the good given that what remains is a great bit of showmanship.
Alan Bates is stunningly good as the lead Butley. He's a brilliant professor and writer at the end of his career. There is some amazing scheming between his character and younger more promising acolytes that he is jealous of.
The only reason to watch this is for the dialogue which is sharp and literate -- one wonders what became of this. The version I saw was a film version of the play. Not much of production value but the playwright's craft is still preserved. Even mentioning all of this, it's amazing how well this holds up almost 40 years later. That's probably due to Bates' bravura performance.