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.
3.3 / 5
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)
John Irvin
Director
Russell Hoban
Novel
Screenplay
Michael Zimbrich
Assistant Director
Elizabeth Waller
Costume Designer
Lesley Cross
Continuity
David Hildyard
Sound Recordist
Egil S. Woxholt
Underwater Camera
Teddy Mason
Sound Editor
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Mary Hillman
Key Makeup Artist
Stevie Hall
Hair Supervisor
Stephen Cornish
Wardrobe Master
Susie Figgis
Casting Director
Henry Lowther
Musician
Howard Coomber
Thanks
John Braithwaite
Dave Burrell
Christabel Albery
Production Supervisor
Diane Dancklefsen
Art Direction
Judith Lang
Peter Tanner
Editor
Leo Austin
Production Design
Peter Hannan
Director of Photography
Peter Snell
Executive Producer
Bernard Sofronski
Craig Chandler
Visual Effects
Producer
Cliff Lanning
Production Runner
Geoffrey Burgon
Original Music Composer