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