Turtle Diary (1985)

December 6, 1985 (GB) • Drama, Comedy, Romance • 97m

Overview

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

Writers

Harold Pinter, Russell Hoban

Top Billed

Glenda Jackson

Keywords

suicide bookshop turtle boarder road trip bucket author privacy sea turtle next door neighbor odd hobby animal heist london zoo

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Top Billed 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

Chuck Julian

American Man

Rom Anderson

Girl at Zoo

Bryan Pringle

Zoo Receptionist (uncredited)

Jeremy Nicholas

2nd Publisher (uncredited)

Dave Hill

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Pauline Letts

Woman at Bookshop (uncredited)

Mark Jefferis

Policeman at Square (uncredited)

Neil Conrich

Zoo Waiter (uncredited)

Ronnie Walsh

Man at Tube (uncredited)

Robert Keegan

Fisherman (uncredited)

Crew

John Irvin

Director

Harold Pinter

Screenplay

Russell Hoban

Novel

Michael Zimbrich

Assistant Director

Michael Connell

Music Editor

Peter Snell

Executive Producer

David Hildyard

Sound Recordist

Judith Lang

Art Direction

Richard Johnson

Producer

Mary Hillman

Key Makeup Artist

Lesley Cross

Continuity

Howard Coomber

Thanks

Teddy Mason

Sound Editor

Stevie Hall

Hair Supervisor

Peter Tanner

Editor

John Braithwaite

Thanks

Peter Hannan

Director of Photography

Diane Dancklefsen

Art Direction

Henry Lowther

Musician

Craig Chandler

Visual Effects

Stephen Cornish

Wardrobe Master

Dave Burrell

Thanks

Christabel Albery

Production Supervisor

Bernard Sofronski

Executive Producer

Susie Figgis

Casting Director

Leo Austin

Production Design

Elizabeth Waller

Costume Designer

Egil S. Woxholt

Underwater Camera

Cliff Lanning

Production Runner

Geoffrey Burgon

Original Music Composer

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Turtle Diary (1985)

Harold Pinter, Russell Hoban

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