Butley
- Movies
- 1974-01-21
- EN
- Released
- 2h 7m
- Drama
Production
Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre
Tagline
His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.
Storyline
Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.
