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Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary

They share a strange and amusing obsession.

Genres

DramaComedyRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.538/10

Release Date

06 December 1985

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson

Neaera Duncan

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

William Snow

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Mr. Johnson

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

George Fairbairn

Rosemary Leach

Rosemary Leach

Mrs. Inchcliff

Eleanor Bron

Eleanor Bron

Miss Neap

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Harriet Sims

Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

Mr. Sandor

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Publisher

Michael Aldridge

Michael Aldridge

Mr Meager

Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi

Assistant Keeper

Gary Olsen

Gary Olsen

Lorry Driver

Tony Melody

Tony Melody

Garage Attendant

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

Man in Bookshop

Barbara Rosenblat

Barbara Rosenblat

American Woman

Chuck Julian

Chuck Julian

American Man

Rom Anderson

Rom Anderson

Girl at Zoo

Bryan Pringle

Bryan Pringle

Zoo Receptionist (uncredited)

Jeremy Nicholas

Jeremy Nicholas

2nd Publisher (uncredited)

Dave Hill

Dave Hill

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Pauline Letts

Pauline Letts

Woman at Bookshop (uncredited)

Mark Jefferis

Mark Jefferis

Policeman at Square (uncredited)

Neil Conrich

Neil Conrich

Zoo Waiter (uncredited)

Ronnie Walsh

Ronnie Walsh

Man at Tube (uncredited)

Robert Keegan

Robert Keegan

Fisherman (uncredited)

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