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Summary
Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the turtles and free them into the ocean.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 82Audiences 73GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer82%
Audience score76%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1985
December 6, 1985
41 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
24 of 25
Glenda JacksonNeaera Duncan
Ben KingsleyWilliam Snow
Richard JohnsonMr. Johnson
Michael GambonGeorge Fairbairn
Rosemary LeachMrs. Inchcliff
Eleanor BronMiss Neap
Harriet WalterHarriet Sims
Jeroen KrabbéMr. Sandor
Nigel HawthornePublisher
Michael AldridgeMr Meager
Peter CapaldiAssistant Keeper
Gary OlsenLorry Driver
Tony MelodyGarage Attendant
Harold PinterMan in Bookshop
Barbara RosenblatAmerican Woman- CJChuck JulianAmerican Man
- RARom AndersonGirl at Zoo
Bryan PringleZoo Receptionist (uncredited)
Jeremy Nicholas2nd Publisher (uncredited)
Dave HillTaxi Driver (uncredited)- PLPauline LettsWoman at Bookshop (uncredited)
- MJMark JefferisPoliceman at Square (uncredited)
Neil ConrichZoo Waiter (uncredited)- RWRonnie WalshMan at Tube (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- John Irvin Director
- Michael Zimbrich Assistant Director
- Lesley Cross Continuity
Writing · 2
- Harold Pinter Screenplay
- Russell Hoban Novel
Production · 6
- Bernard Sofronski Executive Producer
- Peter Snell Executive Producer
- Richard Johnson Producer
- Susie Figgis Casting Director
- Cliff Lanning Production Runner
- Christabel Albery Production Supervisor
Camera · 2
- Peter Hannan Director of Photography
- Egil S. Woxholt Underwater Camera
Editing · 1
- Peter Tanner Editor
Sound · 5
- Geoffrey Burgon Original Music Composer
- Michael Connell Music Editor
- David Hildyard Sound Recordist
- Teddy Mason Sound Editor
- Henry Lowther Musician
Art · 3
- Leo Austin Production Design
- Diane Dancklefsen Art Direction
- Judith Lang Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Elizabeth Waller Costume Designer
- Stevie Hall Hair Supervisor
- Mary Hillman Key Makeup Artist
- Stephen Cornish Wardrobe Master
Visual Effects · 1
- Craig Chandler Visual Effects
Other crew · 3
- Howard Coomber Thanks
- Dave Burrell Thanks
- John Braithwaite Thanks
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