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Turtle Diary

6.319851h 37mPGMovieDramaComedyRomance

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.

DirectorJohn Irvin
WriterHarold Pinter
ProducersPeter Snell·Richard Johnson

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Cast · Directed by John Irvin

Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson
Neaera Duncan
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
William Snow
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
George Fairbairn
Rosemary Leach
Rosemary Leach
Mrs. Inchcliff
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
Miss Neap
Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter
Harriet Sims
Jeroen Krabbé
Jeroen Krabbé
Mr. Sandor
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
Publisher
Michael Aldridge
Michael Aldridge
Mr Meager
Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
Assistant Keeper
Gary Olsen
Gary Olsen
Lorry Driver

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Turtle Diary hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 24, 1986. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.