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Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers

Three Women And A Coroner.

Genres

ComedyCrime

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Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

10 September 1988

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Cissie Colpitts 1

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Cissie Colpitts 2

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Cissie Colpitts 3

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Madgett

Jason Edwards

Jason Edwards

Smut

Bryan Pringle

Bryan Pringle

Jake

Trevor Cooper

Trevor Cooper

Hardy

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Bellamy

John Rogan

John Rogan

Gregory

Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney

Teigan

Jane Gurnett

Jane Gurnett

Nancy

Kenny Ireland

Kenny Ireland

Jonah Bognor

Michael Percival

Michael Percival

Moses Bognor

Joanna Dickens

Joanna Dickens

Mrs. Hardy

Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski

Marina Bellamy

Michael Fitzgerald

Michael Fitzgerald

Mr. 70 Van Dyke

Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-Pole

Mr. 71 Van Dyke

Natalie Morse

Natalie Morse

The Skipping Girl

Arthur Spreckley

Arthur Spreckley

Sid the Gravedigger

Ian Talbot

Ian Talbot

The Police Detective

Roderic Leigh

Roderic Leigh

The Policeman

Vanni Corbellini

Vanni Corbellini

The Hare

Jose Berg

Jose Berg

Skipping Girl's Mother

Peter Jaques

Peter Jaques

Priest (uncredited)

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