The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Peter Greenaway
Richard Bohringer
Michael Gambon
Helen Mirren
Sue Maund
Nick Brozovic
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Revenge drama set in a gourmet restaurant involving a cook, a thief, the thief's wife and her lover.
Director
Peter Greenaway
Cast
Richard Bohringer
Michael Gambon
Helen Mirren
Sue Maund
Nick Brozovic
Emer Gillespie
Bob Goody
Graham Ashton
Pauline Mayer
Alan Howard
Paul Russell
Michael Maguire
Jonathan Carney
Prudence Oliver
John Mullis
Diane Langton
Alexander Balanescu
Ciarßn Hinds
Andy Findon
Ben Stoneham
Alex Kingston
Patricia Walters
Sophie Goodchild
Tim Roth
Roger Lloyd Pack
Roger Ashton-griffiths
Liz Smith
Peter Rush
Hywel Williams Ellis
Elizabeth Perry
Ron Cook
Tony Alleff
Alex Fraser
Ian Dury
Saffron Rainey
Karrie Pagano
Brenda Edwards
Gary Logan
Tim Geary
Gary Olsen
Ian Sears
Janet Henfrey
Ewan Stewart
Arnie Breeveld
Crew
Jonathan Agnew
Birgit Berger
Michael Bleasdale
Bas Boone
Flavia Brilli
Tom Buchanan
Jonathan Carney
Paul Chapman
Arthur Cloquet
Paul Connell
Anthony Costin
David H Cunningham
Nancy D'ancona
Nils Dammers
Michael Danks
Pascale Dauman
Michael Degraaf
Wieger Dejong
Patrick Delore
Constance Devos
Sjoerd Didden
Michael J Dutton
Terry Edwards
Milfid Ellis
Julie Eyres
Sophie Fiennes
Andy Findon
David Foster
David Fuest
David Fuest
Jean-paul Gaultier
Peter Greenaway
Will Gregory
James Hall
Steve Hall
John Harle
Mark Harrison
Mark Harrison
Max Harrison
Paul Harrison
Daniel Harvey
Charles Hayward
Nigel Heath
Tony Hinnigan
Trevor Holland
Sharon Howard-field
Michael Howells
Lidewij Kapteijn
Kees Kasander
Alexander Kasterine
Nico Komen
Piotr Kukla
Chris Lawrence
Sarah Leonard
Karen Lindsay Stewart
Rebecca Loak
Giorgio Locatelli
Garth Marshall
Gerrit Martijn
Maxine Matts
Peter Maxwell
Martin Mccullagh
Charles Mcdonald
Ashley Mcduffy
Sara Meerman
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman
John Perry
Maarten Piersma
Chris Renson
David Roach
Julian Rodd
Jan Roelfs
Natasha Ross
Nick Searle
Cor Severs
Shirley Shaw
David Stewart
Ted Swanscott
Daniel Toscan Du Plantier
Reinier Van Brummelen
Karen Van Der Werff
Elianne Van Dorp
Wilbert Van Dorp
Dori Van Noort
Ben Van Os
Hanneke Van Roon
Ank Van Straalen
Dien Van Straalen
Coen Verbeek
Pieter Verneer
Nathalie Vierny
Sacha Vierny
Denis Wigman
Paul Wilkins
John Wilson
Aad Wirtz
Nigel Wood
Nigel Worlidge
Andi Wright
Chris Wyatt
Swavek Zukowski
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 8, 1990
Released in United States April 20, 1990
Released in United States September 1996
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 9 & 11, 1989.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venice Night) September 4, 1989.
Shown at Sitges Film Festival, Spain October 1989.
Shown at Miami Film Festival February 8, 1990.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 8, 1990.
Shown at Houston International Film Festival April 20, 1990.
Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.
Vanessa Redgrave dropped out of the cast and was replaced by Helen Mirren. Film was released theatrically with no rating.
Began shooting February 12, 1989.
Completed shooting April 1989.
Released in United States Spring April 6, 1990
Released in United States April 13, 1990 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video October 17, 1990
Released in United States September 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 9 & 11, 1989.)
Released in United States September 4, 1989 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venice Night) September 4, 1989.)
Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at Sitges Film Festival, Spain October 1989.)
Released in United States February 8, 1990 (Shown at Miami Film Festival February 8, 1990.)
Released in United States April 20, 1990 (Shown at Houston International Film Festival April 20, 1990.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.)
Released in United States Spring April 6, 1990
Released in United States April 13, 1990
Released in United States on Video October 17, 1990
Released in United States September 1989
Released in United States September 4, 1989
Released in United States October 1989
Released in United States February 8, 1990
Released in United States March 8, 1990 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 8, 1990.)
