Prick Up Your Ears
| Prick Up Your Ears | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Screenplay by | Alan Bennett |
| Based on | Prick Up Your Ears by John Lahr |
| Produced by | Andrew Brown |
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| Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
Production companies | Civilhand Zenith Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Curzon Film Distributors |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.9 million |
| Box office | $1.6 million |
Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Bennett, based on the 1978 biography by John Lahr. The film stars Gary Oldman as Orton, Alfred Molina as Halliwell, Wallace Shawn as Lahr, and Vanessa Redgrave as Peggy Ramsay.