Turtle Diary
Brief Synopsis
A children's book author suffers from writer's block. While searching for new ideas, she makes several visits to the turtle tank at the local aquarium, where she gets to know a shy bookstore clerk.
Cast & Crew
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John Irvin
Director
Rosemary Leach
Barbara Rosenblat
Eleanor Bron
Nigel Hawthorne
Rom Anderson
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Synopsis
A children's book author suffers from writer's block. While searching for new ideas, she makes several visits to the turtle tank at the local aquarium, where she gets to know a shy bookstore clerk.
Director
John Irvin
Director
Cast
Rosemary Leach
Barbara Rosenblat
Eleanor Bron
Nigel Hawthorne
Rom Anderson
Chuck Julian
Jeroen Krabbe
Glenda Jackson
Peter Capaldi
Richard Johnson
Henry Lowther
Performer
Ben Kingsley
Michael Aldridge
Michael Gambon
Tony Melody
Gary Olsen
Harriet Walter
Harold Pinter
Crew
Christabel Albery
Production Supervisor
Leo Austin
Production Designer
Geoffrey Burgon
Music
Eddie Collins
Camera Operator
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Stephen Cornish
Wardrobe
Diane Dancklefsen
Art Director
Susie Figgis
Casting
Tommy Gordon
Location Manager
Peter Hannan
Director Of Photography
David Hildyard
Sound
Mary Hillman
Makeup
Russell Hoban
Source Material (From Novel)
Richard Johnson
Producer
Judith Ariadne Lang
Art Director
Teddy Mason
Sound Editor
Harold Pinter
Screenplay
Rupert Scrivener
Sound
Pauline Smithson
Location Manager
Peter Snell
Executive Producer
Jane Studd
Location Manager
Peter Tanner
Editor
Elizabeth Waller
Costume Designer
Egil Woxholt
Photography
Michael Zimbrich
Assistant Director
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 1986
Released in United States Winter February 14, 1986
Began shooting July 23, 1984.
Released in United States Winter February 14, 1986
Released in United States March 1986 (New York City)
