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Turtle Diary (1985) · Pop Next

Turtle Diary

PG19851h 37mDramaComedyRomance

Turtle Diary

They share a strange and amusing obsession.

6.3TMDB15 votes

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.

Director: John Irvin
Writer: Harold Pinter
Novel: Russell Hoban
Music: Geoffrey Burgon
Cinematography: Peter Hannan
Editor: Peter Tanner

Top billed cast

Glenda JacksonNeaera Duncan
Ben KingsleyWilliam Snow
Richard JohnsonMr. Johnson

Details

Status: Released
Release date: 6 Dec 1985
Original language: English
Links: IMDb TMDB

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Harriet Walter

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Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen KrabbéMr. Sandor

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel HawthornePublisher

Michael Aldridge

Michael AldridgeMr Meager

Peter Capaldi

Peter CapaldiAssistant Keeper

Gary Olsen

Gary OlsenLorry Driver

Tony Melody

Tony MelodyGarage Attendant

Harold Pinter

Harold PinterMan in Bookshop

Barbara Rosenblat

Barbara RosenblatAmerican Woman

Chuck JulianAmerican Man

Rom AndersonGirl at Zoo

Bryan Pringle

Bryan PringleZoo Receptionist (uncredited)

Jeremy Nicholas

Jeremy Nicholas2nd Publisher (uncredited)

Dave Hill

Dave HillTaxi Driver (uncredited)

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