Dec 06, 1985
97 min
Full-HD

Turtle Diary (1985)

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.

Category

Drama Comedy Romance

Country

United Kingdom United States of America

Companies

CBS Theatrical Films United British Artists (UBA) britannic The Samuel Goldwyn Company British Lion Films

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

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