| The Leather Boys | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Written by | Gillian Freeman |
| Produced by | Raymond Stross |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | Bill McGuffie |
| Distributed by | British Lion-Columbia |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £106,271[1][2][3] |
The Leather Boys is a 1964 British drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell, and Dudley Sutton. The story is set in the very early 60s Ton-Up boys' era, just before the rocker subculture in London and features a gay motorcyclist.[4]
The film is notable as an early example of a film that violated the Hollywood production code, yet was still shown in the United States, as well as being an important film in the genre of queer cinema.[5] An example of British kitchen sink realism, its treatment of homosexuality was considered daring at the time of its release.
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360
- ^ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p250
- ^ Hill, William John (1985). CLASS, SEXUALITY AND THE*BRITISH CINEMA 1956-63 (PDF) (Thesis). University of York. p. 62.
- ^ "The Leather Boys". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Raymond Murray, Images in the dark: an encyclopedia of gay and lesbian film and video, TLA Publications, 1994, ISBN 1-880707-01-2, p.414