The Leather Boys

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The Leather Boys is a 1964 British kitchen-sink drama film noted for its early, nuanced depiction of working-class life and queer themes within a biker subculture.

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The Leather Boys (novel) 2

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instanceOf film
kitchen sink realism film
basedOn The Leather Boys (novel)
linked to: The Leather Boys

novel by Gillian Freeman
blackAndWhite true
certificate X (original UK release)
cinematographyBy Peter Newbrook
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts biker subculture
queer themes
working-class life
director Sidney J. Furie
distributor British Lion Films
editedBy Peter Hunt
era British New Wave
filmingLocation Ace Cafe, London
genre LGBT-related
biker film
drama
kitchen sink realism
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme male friendship
marital breakdown
sexual identity
youth culture
musicBy Gerard Schurmann
notableFor early nuanced depiction of queer themes in British cinema
realistic portrayal of working-class marriage
originalLanguage English
partOf British kitchen sink realism movement
period 1960s British cinema
portrays rocker subculture
producer Donald Taylor
productionCompany Fanfare Films
publicationDate 1964
releaseYear 1964
runtimeMinutes 108
screenplayAdaptationOf The Leather Boys (novel)
linked to: The Leather Boys
screenwriter Gillian Freeman
setting working-class London
stars Colin Campbell
Dudley Sutton
Rita Tushingham

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Rita Tushingham notableWork The Leather Boys
The Leather Boys basedOn The Leather Boys (novel)
linked to: The Leather Boys
The Leather Boys screenplayAdaptationOf The Leather Boys (novel)
linked to: The Leather Boys
Sidney J. Furie notableWork The Leather Boys
Sidney J. Furie directed The Leather Boys