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Turtle Diary (1985)

Turtle Diary

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PG

1h 36m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

September 10th, 1985

6.8/10

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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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Cast

Glenda Jackson
Neaera Duncan
Ben Kingsley
William Snow
Richard Johnson
Mr. Johnson
(Neaera's Neighbor)
Michael Gambon
George Fairbairn
(turtle keeper)
Rosemary Leach
Mrs. Charlie Inchcliff
(landlady)
Eleanor Bron
Miss Neap
(Flora)
Harriet Walter
Harriet Sims
(bookstore clerk)
Jeroen Krabbé
Mr. Sandor
(the slob)
Nigel Hawthorne
The Publisher
Michael Aldridge
Mr. Meager, Bookstore Owner
Full cast & crew

Directors

John Irvin
Full cast & crew

Producers

Richard Johnson
producer
Peter Snell
executive producer
Bernard Sofronski
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Russell Hoban
novel
Harold Pinter
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

They share a strange and amusing obsession.

Keywords

kiss
rescue
blood
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

December 26th, 1985 (Australia)
December 26th, 1985 (Australia) theatrical
September 10th, 1985 (Canada) (Toronto International Film Festival) (premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Turtle Diary (original title)
Skildpadde dagbog (Denmark)
Paluu vapauteen (Finland)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

London Zoo, Regent's Park, London, England, UK
Woolacombe, Devon, England, UK

Running Times

96 min (Sweden)
97 min ((USA))

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Production Companies

British Lion Film Corporation
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
British Lion Films
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia)
Hoyts Distribution (Australia)
CDA (France)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Samuelson Film Service (camera equipment by)
Olympic Studios (music recorded at)
Lee Electrics (electrical equipment by)
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