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Set in the cult world of fast cycles and loose sex, THE LEATHER BOYS is a shocking view of rebellious teenagers seeking their independence: Dot, the immature bride who finds that legal sex is not so excitingReg, her restless young husband who longs to see the world astride his motorcycleand Pete, his best friend who closets a harrowing secret. A disillusioned trio that discovers independence alone is not enough, and that lifes harsh realities are inescapable. Controversial at the time of release in 1964, THE LEATHER BOYS was one of the first movies that dealt with the then taboo subject of homosexuality.
Original Release
01/23/1964
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rita Tushingham | Dot |
Colin Campbell | Reggie |
Dudley Sutton | Pete |
Gladys Henson | Gran |
Avice Landone | Reggie's Mother / Reggie's Mum |
Lockwood West | Reggie's Father / Reggie's Dad |
Betty Marsden | Dot's Mother / Dot's Mum |
Martin Matthews | Uncle Arthur |
Johnny Briggs | Boy Friend / Brian |
James Chase | Les |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rita Tushingham | Dot |
Colin Campbell | Reggie |
Dudley Sutton | Pete |
Gladys Henson | Gran |
Avice Landone | Reggie's Mother / Reggie's Mum |
Lockwood West | Reggie's Father / Reggie's Dad |
Betty Marsden | Dot's Mother / Dot's Mum |
Martin Matthews | Uncle Arthur |
Johnny Briggs | Boy Friend / Brian |
James Chase | Les |
Geoffrey Dunn | Mr. Lunnis / Mr Lunnis |
Dandy Nichols | Mrs. Stanley / Mrs Stanley |
Elizabeth Begley | Woman Receptionist |
Valerie Varnam | Brenda |
Jill Mai Meredith | June |
Brian Phelan | Man in Jeans |
Oliver MacGreevy | Merchant Seaman |
Sylvia Kay | Schoolteacher |
Sandra Caron | School Girl #1 / Schoolgirl #1 |
Tracy Rogers | School Girl #2 / Schoolgirl #2 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Raymond Stross | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1966 | Golden Globe | Best English-Language Foreign Film | Nominated |