Turtle Diary
“They share a strange and amusing obsession.”
1985•PG•1h 37m•6.3•Released
DramaComedyRomance
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
Languages
English
Studio
CBS Theatrical Films
Cast
Glenda Jackson
Neaera Duncan
Ben Kingsley
William Snow
Richard Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Michael Gambon
George Fairbairn
Rosemary Leach
Mrs. Inchcliff
Eleanor Bron
Miss Neap
Harriet Walter
Harriet Sims
Jeroen Krabbé
Mr. Sandor
Nigel Hawthorne
Publisher
Michael Aldridge
Mr Meager
Peter Capaldi
Assistant Keeper
Gary Olsen
Lorry Driver
Tony Melody
Garage Attendant
Harold Pinter
Man in Bookshop
Barbara Rosenblat
American Woman
Production
Company
CBS Theatrical Films
Company
United British Artists (UBA)
Company
britannic
Company
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Company
British Lion Films
Producer
Richard Johnson
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