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Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 37mPG
ComedyDramaRomance
6.9
IMDB Rating
876 votes

A man and a woman find something very touching about the sea turtles in their tank at London Zoo. They meet and form an odd but endearing camaraderie as they plot to steal two of the turtles.

Director
John Irvin
Writers
Russell Hoban, Harold Pinter
Stars
Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson
Release Date
February 14, 1986
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 10
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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

💰 Box Office

$2,156,772
Worldwide Gross
$2,156,772
Domestic Gross
$40,115
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby
Filming Location
Woolacombe, Devon, England, UK
Production
Britannic, British Lion Film Corporation, United British Artists (UBA)

🏷️ Keywords

london zoounderwater scenelondon englandsetting a captive sea turtle freemiddle class

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Screen Acting at its Best in a Gentle, Memorable Fable
by dglink2006-03-19
8/10

"Two lonely people, who desperately need to break out of their own confines, conspire together to free two sea turtles that have been imprisoned in an aquarium for thirty years. Harold Pinter's well-written script for "Turtle Diary" is spare, but Ben Kingsley and Glenda Jackson are such consummate actors that they bring a depth to their parts that goes well beyond words. Screen acting rarely gets better than these two performances. A glance, a half smile, and a shrug convey more than a page of written lines, and Kingsley and Jackson are masters of non-verbal communication. The su..."

💡 Did You Know?

As a man in a bookshop.

📖 Synopsis

A man and a woman find something very touching about the sea turtles in their tank at London Zoo. They meet and form an odd but endearing camaraderie as they plot to steal two of the turtles.