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Turtle Diary

They share a strange and amusing obsession.

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.

1h 37m1985PGTMDb 6.3

DramaComedyRomance

English

Crew and Cast

John IrvinJohn IrvinDirectorGlenda JacksonGlenda JacksonNeaera DuncanBen KingsleyBen KingsleyWilliam SnowRichard JohnsonRichard JohnsonMr. JohnsonMichael GambonMichael GambonGeorge FairbairnRosemary LeachRosemary LeachMrs. InchcliffEleanor BronEleanor BronMiss NeapHarriet WalterHarriet WalterHarriet SimsJeroen KrabbéJeroen KrabbéMr. SandorNigel HawthorneNigel HawthornePublisherMichael AldridgeMichael AldridgeMr MeagerPeter CapaldiPeter CapaldiAssistant KeeperGary OlsenGary OlsenLorry DriverTony MelodyTony MelodyGarage AttendantHarold PinterHarold PinterMan in BookshopBarbara RosenblatBarbara RosenblatAmerican Woman
Chuck JulianAmerican Man
Rom AndersonGirl at ZooBryan PringleBryan PringleZoo ReceptionistJeremy NicholasJeremy Nicholas2nd PublisherDave HillDave HillTaxi Driver
Pauline LettsWoman at Bookshop
Mark JefferisPoliceman at SquareNeil ConrichNeil ConrichZoo Waiter
Ronnie WalshMan at Tube
Robert KeeganFisherman

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
6 December 1985
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (15 votes)

Production

Director
John Irvin
Writers
Russell Hoban, Harold Pinter
Studios
CBS Theatrical Films, United British Artists (UBA), britannic
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English